Autistic Children Love Preschool Power! - They Learn so Much From Their On-screen Peers

"My child is autistic and this series is a godsend. I cannot provide the experience for him of doing things over and over again like I’m supposed to do. So he has learned them from Preschool Power!"
- Gail Maryes, Bayside, NY

Autistic and other special needs children weren’t a group we specially had in mind when we created Preschool Power!. So at first we were surprised when we began receiving so many letters from parents. As word-of-mouth spread, the award-winning series became an underground classic

Special needs children, particularly autistic ones, were finding true friends in our young teachers. Now sales to parents of these special children make up almost 40% of our on-line orders.

It's all about imitation

The brilliant educational reformer, Maria Montessori, was among the first to discover the power of children teaching other children. Particularly when it comes to practical, every day skills, kids just seem to learn faster and better from their peers.

Parents of autistic children tell us this is key to the success of the series. Your child may not have an interest in interacting with his peers just yet But he can get involved with his on-screen Preschool Power! friends, laughing with them, dancing with them, humming along with the more or less non-stop song and music track. And, ultimately, he'll begin to try and imitate the activities and behaviors he sees demonstrated

"You know autistic children like to watch people, and he’s beginning to imitate some of the things on the programs. He laughs a lot at the kids. It’s a joy to me and to him!" - Gina Hookey, Princeton, NJ

Not only will your child be having fun, but he can also watch what interests him over and over again -- as many times as he likes -- absorbing more with each viewing and having a wonderful time doing it.P

Preschool Power! focuses on practical, physical learning. Children with disabilities find mastering basic, self-help skills like putting on a jacket or pouring a glass of water so rewarding. And that's a major focus of Preschool Power! -- demonstrations of practical every day activities that, once mastered, will make your child feel rightfully proud and self-sufficient.

Don’t forget, you have nothing to lose thanks to our liberal return policy. If your child doesn’t love these programs, send them back and we’ll refund your money. No questions asked.

Want to read in more detail about the types of activities and demonstrations you and your child will discover on Preschool Power! videos? Go to our Demonstrations Index.

 

“A great tool for children with autistic spectrum disorder”

"The Preschool Power! video series is a great tool for developing social imitation skills for children with autistic spectrum disorders. Watching other children on video can be easier and more interesting for the young child with autism who does not yet show much interest in joining in live action with peers.

The use of music, fast cuts, and the right amount of repetition is great for the pre-verbal child who is showing a more visual than verbal style of information-processing.

The Preschool Power! videos emphasize development of practical everyday self-help skills which we sometimes forget is more rewarding and interesting to young children with disabilities than more difficult and abstract pre-academic tasks. I'd love to see more!"
Bryna Siegel, Ph.D. , Professor and Director, Autism Clinic, Children's Center at Langley Porter University of California, San Francisco