Product Description

Spectrum Connections is all about Connections, connecting autistic children to their own thoughts, words, and actions, as well as connecting autistic children with their parents. For the parents of kids on the Spectrum, there is extremely limited, if any, appropriate entertainment product for their children. These DVD's and associated music CD's, are designed to provide these often overwhelmed and highly motivated parents with some much needed relief and joy at seeing their children appropriately entertained. The second volume in the series also features Elizabeth and Balloo. The DVD features original songs and activities targeted to help children identify and model a variety of physical gestures and concepts. The DVD inlcudes added features.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12304 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-11-22
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Compilation, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 30 minutes

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Entertainment & Education for Children
Elizabeth Balzano is an educated, amazing music therapist! Her program is excellent. My son LOVES Ballou and has a wonderful time interacting with the Spectrum Connection/Bounce Series. Children learn excellent movement, listening and safety skills! Whether your child struggles with developmental delays or has a typically developing brain - they will BENEFIT from this series. Parents - YOU will benefit from the wonderful "Tips: Advice" special features. Bravo!! Brava! to the whole team - including Brandissmo!! & Sprout! This is a MUST HAVE item - the WHOLE series!

Great for all kids--esp kids on the spectrum!!
We love this dvd, & Miss Elizabeth!! The music is catchy, the kids catch on, and it is a really fun dvd for all kids. What I really love is how they handle transitions (in beginning of show, Elizabeth shows a stuffed animal & says that when they see it again, the show is over. She teaches things like sitting (when asked/told), stopping when prompted, in a very fun manner. It really gets kids moving too. Can't say enough good things--also it's 30 minutes long, perfect timing. Lots of ways parents/therapists/teachers could get involved w/ the show, and make it a very interactive moment. We also own the emotions dvd, and it is helping our child identify facial expressions, again, in a very fun way.

My Son Loves It!
At first I purchased this for my son. He is now 10 and has all the signs of the severely challenged autistic child...communications difficulties, doesn't look into people's eyes, never actually has a conversation (only uses words to get what he wants - not actually wanting answers), limited speech, lack of safety skills, lack of coordination.

This DVD, due to the amazing voice this woman has and the simple tunes, has him singing the songs and mimicing the actions of the children. He has achieved more coordination and knows better how to play some games now, though only with his older sister.