b-Calm -Not Just for Kids Anymore-
Was very excited to receive a review of b-Calm by Bryan Hutchinson. For those of you who don’t know Brian, he is the author of adderworld.com and moderator of the ADHD community social network adderworld.ning.com
If that isn’t enough, Bryan has also written an excellent book of memoirs about growing up with undiagnosed ADHD. One Boy’s Struggle is an compelling account of the struggles associated with ADHD from the eyes of one who as lived it and thrived as an adult.
Bryan gives alot of insight into how our b-Calm system can be a tool for ADHD adults. You can read his blog post here.
Typically, our technology has found application in the classroom with younger students. We’re encouraged by Bryan’s comments as it shows the effectiveness for b-Calm as a tool for adults as well!
New b-Calm Review and Giveaway
As a company, we’re constantly looking for parents and teachers to give us feedback on our products. Recently, Tara Robertson author of the website www.tarasviewoftheworld. com tested our system with her 6 year old son Aiden. We were very encouraged by her comments:
We have found that Aiden responds extremely well to the B-Calm system! It definitely helps to calm him down. When we need Aiden to be calm we simply hand him the headphones and he puts them on willingly… which may not seem like a big deal to some of you but TRUST ME, it is. He has told me several times that he likes to have the system on and will even ask for it on occasion.
Read the Review and enter to win a FREE b-Calm!
If you’re not familiar with Tara’s blog, we encourage you to read and subscribe. It is a great resource not only for Moms of kids with ASD, but mothers in general.
Autism Awareness Month Specials
In special recognition of Autism Awareness Month b-Calm is offering special pricing on all our products.
For limited time get b-Calm systems, CDs or downloads at special reduced costs!
For ordering details and prices, check out our online store
Autism Awareness Month
As many of you know, April is Autism Awareness Month.
To that end we encourage everyone especially those outside the Autism Spectrum community to learn about and support our friends and neighbors who live with the realities of Autism and other spectrum disorders every day.
A good way to start is by checking out two of the premier organizations in this area, Autism Speaks and the Autism Society of America.
4th Annual Autism Intervention Conference
Members of the b-Calm team will be attending the 4th Annual Autism Intervention Conference.
From the conference website:
This is the fourth annual Autism Intervention Conference that has been hosted at the University of Missouri. The conference is intended to educate and provide support for parents and professionals who work with individuals with autism spectrum disorders, including educators, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, medical professionals, applied behavior analysts, employment specialists, vocational rehabilitation counselors, case coordinators, and advocates.
The conference will feature a number of noted speakers including: Ann Kaiser, Laura Schreibman and other noted experts in the field.
b-Calm is proud to sponsor the event and look forward to the opportunity to meet learn and dialog with you about the latest advancements in autism interventions!
For more info visit the conference website.
Try b-Calm in your school for FREE
b-Calm is currently offering to work with your school district to evaluate b-Calm and AudioSedation in the classroom at no cost!
Here’s how it works:
- Call b-Calm (1-877-782-2256) or email and request trial system for your school
- b-Calm will pay to ship an AudioSedation system to your school for a FREE 2 week trial
- If AudioSedation in not a valuable tool in your classroom we’ll pay the S&H to return the unit.
Our committment is simple, if it doesn’t help, you don’t pay a penny. Call us today to see how b-Calm and AudioSedation can be used in your classroom!
***EVENT NOTICE*** Des Moines, IA
Diverse Learners Resource Fair
March 7th, 12:30-4:00pm
Botanical Center
Des Moines, IA
Resources, programs and sevice providers will be available.
Two breakouts offered:
Positive Behavior Support at Home: Foundations and Prevention- 12:30-2:30pm
Transition – (Topic TBD) – 3:00-4:00pm
We will be attending and we look forward to seeing you!
b-Calm Systems Now Available!
b-Calm AudioSedation systems are now available! For a limited time we’re also offering Free Shipping to all of our early adopters!
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b-Calm Focus Group Results
We’re excited to share with you the excellent feedback we received during our recent focus group meeting.
First a bit of background information:
In the Fall of ‘08 b-Calm donated the use of a prototype AudioSedation device to a small elementary school in a nearby school district. We were prompted by comments from the parent of a young autistic boy that our AudioSedation sound tracks might be advantageous to ASD and ADHD individuals.
Immediately, our first evaluator saw excellent results. We included some of her comments in a previous post. With that feedback we launched a school district wide trail that saw b-Calm units go into 6 different elementary schools across the district.
Immediately we began to see very positive results. With both ADHD and ASD students, teachers were able to quicly and easily put b-Calm to work and see increased student performance and participation in school activities. The evaluation continues and we continue to receive very encouraging results. While not all students respond to AudioSedation, it’s simple application and broad appeal have made it a valuable tool.
Back to the focus group:
The focus group this past Tuesday was the chance for b-Calm designers to hear first hand the results of b-Calms use in the elementary education environment. Overwhelmingly, positive comments were received as well as suggestions for further features and options that would add to the effectiveness and ease of use. Instances where b-Calm was ineffective were addressed and discussed.
Key Focus Group Comments:
Teachers found substantive improvement in attention to individual work for a majority of students.
Work with ASD students showed improved participation and reductions in behavioral issues.
The hardware provide was effective and easy to use.
Students were not stigmatized for their use of b-Calm in general education classes.
The key challenge posed to b-Calm engineers was to continue to improve and diversify the AudioSedation tracks so that they could better address the specific needs of autistic students.
We’re thankful for the opportunity to work with these teachers and will look forward to the additional feedback they can provide. Be watching our User Reviews page for evaluation data as it becomes available!
b-Calm™ Focus Group
We have a meeting this coming Tuesday (1/20/09) with our Teacher Focus Group. We’re looking forward to hearing from all of the elementary teachers who have been using the b-Calm™ with various ADHD and/or ASD students. We’re excited to gather feedback from these teachers about the b-Calm™ and the effects they have seen it have with their students and in their classrooms as a whole. We hope to learn much from this feedback and begin to meet with others within the educational field as we move closer to our February 2009 launch date.
