Just released: more lessons from our collaborators at Wild Immersion!

We are thrilled to announce two captivating additions to our Wild Immersion series, Lush Forests and Flight with Animals! We've received fantastic feedback from our customers about how much both Coaches and Learners enjoy these Wild Immersion lessons! They provide a safe and captivating way to delve deeper into nature, offering excellent opportunities to enhance vocabulary, storytelling, and descriptive language skills with your Learner.

We are also excited to share an update to our popular conversation lesson, Chit-Chat with Myra!

Wild Immersion: Lush Forests
Explore the beauty of Lush Forests, a mesmerizing flyover video that takes you above the world's most breathtaking forests and jungles. Learn about the diverse ecosystems and the crucial role they play in sustaining life on our planet.

Wild Immersion: Flight with Animals
Experience Flight with Animals, a flyover video lesson where you soar above diverse landscapes and discover different animals from a bird's-eye view. Learn fascinating facts about wildlife as you glide over their natural habitats, seeing the world from a whole new perspective.

ChitChat with Myra Update
The first lesson in our chit-chat series, ChitChat with Myra, has been updated with two new engaging topics: celebrations and family. Dive into these fresh conversations and enhance your Learner's conversation skills while discussing fun and relatable subjects.

Don't miss out on these exciting new releases! If you don't already have a Floreo subscription, reply to this email to speak with a member of our team.

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LEARNING ABOUT AUTISM FROM AUTISTIC ADULTS

Floreo's Lead Self Advocate, Sam Farmer, participated in a discussion with Drs. Temple Grandin and Eric Endlich. Learn more about their lived experience from 3 autistic adults.

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FLOREO IS NOW ON META QUEST HEADSETS

We are thrilled to announce that Floreo is now available on Meta Quest! We are delighted to expand our offering to make your Learner's Floreo experience even better!

And don't forget that Floreo is also available in the PICO Business Store. We support PICO Neo3, Neo3 Pro/Pro Eye & PICO 4 Enterprise.

We are working diligently to make Floreo available on more platforms to be more accessible for all Coaches and Learners.

Our team would love to chat with you about implementing Floreo in your school or clinic using Quest or PICO! If you have questions about whether your device is compatible with Floreo, please let us know.

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Research opportunity

HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF VR

Attention DC-area families! Does your child have ADHD? Researchers at NIH NHGRI are seeking children age 10-16 to enroll in a research study on the effect of virtual reality cognitive training on ADHD symptoms. Call 800-411-1222 or email PRPL@cc.nih.gov and reference Study 000744 if you are interested!

Using Floreo in your clinic, school, or home

INFO FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF APPLIED DIGITAL THERAPY

Floreo's Director of Applied Digital Therapy, Rita Solórzano MA, CCC-SLP, is a Speech Language Pathologist with over 30 years of experience.

Is Your Learner Headed Out of Town This Summer? Family vacations offer many families a welcome anticipated change. However, the disruption to the regular schedule can be stressful for many in the neurodiverse population and for the people with whom they are traveling. We have received feedback that using Floreo to help Learners prepare for travel events has been extremely helpful.

FLOREO SUBSCRIPTIONS MAY BE COVERED

Did you know that in Wisconsin and New York families on Medicaid waivers initiated full reimbursed coverage of Floreo in the home?

If your family receives services in your state using a Medicaid waiver, you might be able to get a Floreo subscription (including equipment rental) fully covered by your state program. Reach out to us, and let’s work together to see how we can get Floreo into your home and start making a difference for your Learner.

Funding ideas

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU GAIN FUNDING FOR FLOREO?

We know that budgets can be tight, and we want to help get Floreo into the hands of anyone who needs it! Please let us know if you need help writing up your DonorsChoose application or with information for a grant you have identified. This is a great resource to find available grants.

IDEA and Title I funds are also great sources to help you access a Floreo subscription.

What have we been reading this week?

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Heather

Heather is Floreo's Director of Customer Success. She makes sure that all of Floreo's customers are comfortable and confident using Floreo. Prior to working at Floreo, Heather worked at Trove (a news start-up) and eBay for Charity. Heather holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College, where she also played varsity basketball (and won an Ivy League Championship) and a M.Ed. from the University of Mary Washington. In her free time she enjoys reading, tennis, skiing, and hiking around Western North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and adorable lab mix, Pepper.