Uppsala County Council, Sweden

1. Memory rods Adaptation • Wooden rods – 10 cm pieces of wood

Function • Pairing up • Easy to grip • Supination

Has been borrowed by: • People with poor hand motor skills, e.g. people with hemiplegia, diplegia and ataxia

2. Toy lotto Adaptation • Magnetic backing on main board, magnets on the pictures

Function • • • •

Matching Taking turns Playing together Asking: “What do you want?” “I want....” • Practising communication

Has been borrowed by: • People with poor hand motor skills

3. Animal silhouette lotto Adaptation • Magnetic backing • Magnets on the animals • Fishing rods with magnets

Function • Matching • Hand-eye coordination • Practising concepts, adjectives, comparisons and prepositions

Has been borrowed by: • People with poor hand motor skills, e.g. people with hemiplegia, diplegia, ataxia, etc.

4. Simple magnetic lotto Adaptation • • • •

Magnetic backing Extra-sturdy boards Magnet on each card Handles with magnets

Function • • • • • •

Matching Practising playing together Taking turns Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” Fine motor skills •Hand-eye coordination

Has been borrowed by: • People with poor hand motor skills, e.g. people with hemiplegia, diplegia, ataxia, etc.

5. PECS animal lotto Adaptation • PECS

Function • • • •

Playing together Taking turns Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” Fine motor skills

Has been borrowed byr: • People with autism • People with intellectual disabilities

PECS= Picture exchange system

6. Tactile memory Adaptation • Solid, three-dimensional objects

Function • Practising tactile skills • Fine motor skill

Has been borrowed by: • People with impaired vision

7. Handle memory Adaptation • Large handles • Large pictures

Function • Hand motor skills – whole hand grip, supination • Ideal for use on the floor • Memory training

Has been borrowed by: • People with poor hand motor skills, etc.

8. PECS sound lotto Adaptation • PECS

Function • • • • •

Playing together Taking turns Matching the right picture with the right sound Auditory training Commenting

Has been borrowed by: • People with autism • People with intellectual disabilities

PECS= Picture exchange system

9. PECS vehicle sound puzzle Adaptation • PECS

Function • Playing together • Taking turns • Matching the right picture with the right sound • Asking: “What do you want?” “I want....”

Has been borrowed by: • People with autism and intellectual disabilities

PECS= Picture exchange system

10. Animal lotto Adaptation • Sturdy wooden board under the pictures • Magnets under the cards • Handles with magnets

Function • • • •

Playing together Taking turns Fine motor skills Supination

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function

11. PECS Maxi Colorado Adaptation • PECS

Function • • • • •

Names of colours Hand function Matching Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” Construction

Has been borrowed by: • Everyone

PECS= Picture exchange system : système de communication par échange d’images

12. Adaptation • PECS

Function • Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” • Role-playin

Has been borrowed by: • People with autism

PECS= Picture exchange system

13. Wooden book Adaptation • Handles

Function • Fine motor skills • Commenting

Has been borrowed by: • Young children with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, etc.

14. Books Adaptation • Handles • Magnets

Function • Fine motor skills • Turning pages • Commenting

Has been borrowed by: • People with physical disabilities

15. Handles Adaptation • Handles with magnets

Function • Fine motor skills

Has been borrowed by: • People with physical disabilities

16. Farmyard Adaptation • Magnetic base • Sturdy fence which doesn’t get knocked over • Magnets under the hooves

Function • Fine motor skills • Playing together • Role-playin

Has been borrowed by: • Young children with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, etc.

17. Radio-controlled car Adaptation • Button repositioned on steering control

Function • Hand-eye coordination • Cause and effect

Has been borrowed by: • People with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, etc.

18. Split cards Adaptation • None

Function • Language development • Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” • Switching between parts and the whole

Has been borrowed by: • People with impaired vision, etc.

19. Shape board Adaptation • None

Function • Matching, placing the right shape on the right stack • Fine motor skills • Perception

Has been borrowed by: • People with impaired vision • People with autism • People with intellectual disabilities

20. Catch the balloons Adaptation • Magnet under the picture, so that the cards remain on the game board • Magnets under the cards • Handle with magnet

Function • • • •

Playing together Taking turns Matching Learning colours

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function, cerebral palsy, autism, etc.

21. Dice roller Adaptation • Overlay with colours which can be used for various games • Pressure switch

Function • Used instead of dice

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function

22. Barbie Adaptation • Clothes with Velcro fastenings

Function • Role-playing • Easy to dress and undress

Has been borrowed by: • People with physical disabilities and reduced hand function

23. Doll with gastrostomy tube and hand orthosis Adaptation • Gastrostomy tube on stomach • Hand orthosis • Clothes with Velcro fastenings

Function • Role-playing • Fine motor skills • Playing together Orthèse

Has been borrowed by: • People with a gastrostomy and children who wear a hand orthosis

Bouton

24. Puzzle with sound Adaptation • Handles – knobs

Function • • • •

Matching sounds with animals Taking turns Playing together Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” • Fine motor skills

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function, cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disabilities, etc.

25. Tools Adaptation • The handle of the hammer • Specially-made hammer • Short knife blade, with blunt point

Function • Woodwork

Has been borrowed by: • Children and young people with reduced hand function

26. Sparkle and rustle Function • Visually stimulating • Cause and effect

Has been borrowed by: • People with development problems • People with impaired vision

27. Four in a row Adaptation • Larger, sturdier game • Larger discs

Function • • • • •

Playing together Taking turns Asking: “What do you want?” - “I want....” Fine motor skills training Hand-eye coordination training

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function, e.g. cerebral palsy

28. Animal game Adaptation • Larger game, pieces and dice

Function • Fine motor skills training • Hand-eye coordination training • Understanding and interpreting shapes, perception

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function, e.g. cerebral palsy, diplegia, ataxia, etc.

29. Detective game Adaptation • Larger game • Easy-grip playing pieces

Function • Playing together • Fine motor skills • Memory training

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function

Not adapted

Adapted

30. Card holder

Adaptation • Large cards with large symbols • Card holder

Has been borrowed by: • People with reduced hand function, e.g. cerebral palsy, diplegia, ataxia, etc. • People with impaired vision

31. Peek-a-boo box Adaptation • Easy-grip handles on the doors – replaceable animals • Carrying handle

Function • Hand motor skills • Cognitive ability • Asking: “Which one do you want to open?” - “I want to open....”

Has been borrowed by: • Everyone

32. Doll with standing shell Adaptation • Standing shell • Pressure switch – the doll talks

Function • Role-playing • Hand motor skills

Has been borrowed by: • People who use standing frames themselves • Children whose siblings have physical disabilities

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