approach ever had before. This SLP heard the first vocalizations from this little girl when she was in VR and discussed how Floreo was able to provide the 8-year-old with some self-regulation at the beginning of the therapy sessions. The SLP mentioned find- ing the emotional regulation lessons useful for helping a stutter- ing client, and the grocery store lessons being useful for an older client who needed to gain daily living skills. She noted that using Floreo brings happiness to her clients and described Floreo as a "game-changer". To see the full video, click here: An SLP's expe- rience using Floreo In this webinar, a teacher also provided her experience us- ing Floreo in her classroom in New York. This special education teacher and clinical supervisor leads a reduced-ratio classroom that serves autistic students, some of whom are expected to tran- sition to a mainstream setting. Initially apprehensive (as she did not consider herself an avid user of technology), she stated that she quickly felt very comfortable using the Floreo system. She has found Floreo quite helpful for practicing social interaction skills. In particular, it provides environments that are not avail- able in her school setting (such as a school cafeteria) that are highly relevant to students who are transitioning to a more typi- cal school setting. She is seeing generalization of skills learned in Floreo to real events and interactions. This teacher found lessons that focus on prosocial skills in the classroom (such as raising your hand and tolerating not being selected) very helpful as well. Floreo uncovered at least one gap in her student's learning that would not have been evident without Floreo. This teach- er found it very helpful to have similarly aged peers to practice conversations, rather than practicing with an adult. To view this full video, click here: A teacher's experience with Floreo
quite a bit of time and energy creating individualized materials for her daughter to support her learning. She stated that when she came across Floreo, she found the content highly applica- ble to her daughter and was thrilled to have it already created for her. This parent engages a person on her daughter's current support team to help implement the Floreo lessons with her daughter. Together, this mother and the support person review the library and find lessons that would be helpful for the daugh- ter in the community, such as crossing the street and interacting with police officers. After practicing in Floreo, they have seen her daughter's ability to generalize, not only the community-based lessons, but also, in "Cloud Chronicles", a lesson that the daugh- ter requested, designed to develop imagination and storytelling. This mother stated that her daughter began to use the system in short increments, but her tolerance for VR quickly increased. Her daughter is motivated to use the lessons and particularly enjoys the Yoga lessons in Floreo. This full video can be viewed here: A parent's experience with Floreo
YouTube Video: A parent's experience with Floreo https://youtu.be/cTGdFj6QkSQ?si=ZoZQoWNzKpmPmjCT
Additional testimonials can be found here.
CONCLUSION Floreo is an engaging, flexible, and efficient VR tool that can be used by a wide variety of professionals, caregivers, and in- dividuals. Its safe, controllable, and repeatable features contrib- ute to each lesson’s effectiveness and popularity. Floreo lessons capture a Learner’s attention, saving professionals and caregiv- ers significant time and effort. It delivers a ready-made learning environment and encourages collaboration between students, professionals, and caregivers. Most importantly, it fosters a Learner’s confidence and emotional well-being. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Floreo is an evidence-based tool, rooted in research, and has received FDA “Breakthrough Device” designation. An ongoing randomized clinical trial is currently being conducted on Flo-
YouTube Video: A teacher's experience with Floreo. https://youtu.be/efoaNyTAOTM?si=LPu_iaA-ssfPEruE
Finally, a parent of a 25-year-old daughter with multiple dis- abilities, including ASD, joined this webinar. The family lives in Alabama, and when this mother’s daughter was young, they moved from a more rural area to a more urban area to have greater access to services. Over the years, this mother spent
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