You are here: What's New : Our Online Newsletter         Click here to : Join Our Mailing List           Contact Us 1 May 2012 Special News? Keeping you all up to date with the latest Autism and Aspergers; Behavioral Needs; Sign Language and Auditory Verbal Communication; Fine, Gross and Oral Motor Skills; Early Literacy and Numeracy Resources. From the Editor Hello again and welcome to another edition of our Special Needs News. Can you believe it is May? How fast this year has flown; and not a single newsletter yet, sorry about that. After releasing 155 new resources last year I guess we were all a little exhausted. But do not think that means we have been just lounging about here. In fact we have just launched the 2012 edition of the Auslan Dictionary, and it is more than twice as large as it's predecessor! But First....to the title of this newsletter. There has been much afoot here at Bilby headquarters, as our warehouse groans under the strain from all our new resources; and I thought I would divide the biggest change under the following headings : Something Old : We have had to say goodbye to some old resources, some of whom have been replaced with new and more exciting editions (like the Auslan dictionary), and others which have been discontinued by their manufacturers. There is a full list below. Something New : The most exciting NEW thing is of course the new dictionary, but there are also some new specials I need to let you know about I have detailed each below, but in reverse order :) Lee Bilby SOMETHING NEW! The 2012 edition of the Auslan Dictionary out now! Released 23 April 2012, this 2012 edition of The Auslan Dictionary for Teachers Parents and professionals includes over 2100 signs! Plus an extensive alphabetical index of over 6000 English words! A big jump from the 2009 edition with just over 1000 signs! Plus almost 500 of the old signs have been re-drawn in a new, clearer style that includes each stage of a sign, and often the end position hands in an insert box. It still includes Description of how to perform the sign; Hints to help you remember the sign; State usage information PLUS A list of associated English words associated with the sign. It is still the only dictionary to include Context usage information (EG can has 2 listings. 1 for I can and the other refers to the ring pull can); to help ensure you clearly understands the context under which it is appropriate to use that sign. What truly sets this edition apart is the introductory section. An over 50 pages introduction to Auslan. It's history; Linguistics and grammar; an introduction to tense and signing space; adding emphasis and contextualization; formal, informal and casual signing; Greetings and personal information; pronouns and numerals; fingerspelling and abbreviations; and much more. It is perfect bound (glue spine) and 295 X 205 mm in size and weighs just over a kilo. We are honored to have been provided the books welcome section by the honorable Jan McLucas, Minister for disability; and a wonderful collection of forward for the book. It has already been warmly received by TAFE lecturers nationally, Deaf Societies, many of whom helped edit the book, and High school students studying Auslan as a LOTE, selected schools receiving their copies early as their text books for this year. We look forward to your feedback. Chew Chew Chew - 6 New styles and colors all on special! These Chew Necklaces have been so very popular! So much so that you can now get sets of 5 for the price of 4! Only $10.95 each! (RRP $15.95), or 5 for $39.95! ..read what others had to say: "My son loves it. I love it. The school loves it. What more can I say? Get one! No get 2, so if you lose one you have a spare, because you will not be able to live without it." Jane, mum of Nick with Autism "My daughter was chewing everything! 2 days later - only thing in her mouth - the necklace." Melinda "As an OT I see so many orally soothed children. I highly recommend these necklaces. They are so discrete!" Jen ...read all about them online now at http://www.bilby.net/sign/products/chewnecklaces.asp Magnetic Schedules! These schedules joined the range just before Christmas and are fantastic, especially for Children on the spectrum! They include an A4 sized, vinyl coated magnet chart and 50+ magnetic activity tiles. The series includes: My Busy Day - This set is fantastic for children who get confused and muddled in multi step processes. The left side of the chart is green with space for 7 morning activities. The right is blue for 7 afternoon activities. You assign the tasks in the left columns and when tasks are completed your child can slide them across to the right column. At the base is a purple section where you can place reward stars. ....read more online My Busy School Week - This is a must have, practical aid for parents that defers control and understanding of daily routines over to the child in a clear and easy to use manner. The top part of the chart documents the week not only by day, but also into morning and afternoon routines. The bottom half of the chart allows you to set tasks, that your child can slide down when completed. These could be things like pack bag; unpack lunch box and so on. On the right side on the chart you can provide rewards (5 star reward magnet tiles include). ....read more online My Busy Weekend add-on Pack - Includes 10 extra activity tiles covering weekend activities $5.50 ....read more online My Busy Week Set - the above 3 sets are also available bundled together for only $56 ....read more online My Toilet Chart - There are many small steps to successful toilet training and 'My Toilet Chart' allows you to personalise the experience to your child's particular needs with spaces for up to 5 goals....read more online Apps for Autism This book came out at the beginning of the year. It is a great guide book, with apps divided clearing under learning and therapy skill areas. Over 200 apps are reviewed by Speech Therapist Lois Jean Brady to help you navigate your way through what she calls "iTherapy". $39.95, over 400 pages....read more SOMETHING OLD! We have had to say goodbye to some of our resources; mostly as they have been discontinued by the manufacturer or publisher. These include: Bilibos : The very popular imagination toy Bilibo will be leaving us. These are great for childcare centres, schools and homes. We have a limited number left (about 20) and it will be first in best dressed. Auslan Guess Who : Unfortunately we can no longer source the guess who boards. We are working to rectify this and will keep you posted 45cm Signing Puppets : we are no longer going to stock the small signing puppets. Do not worry, the big guys are here to stay, but the small ones have to go. There are only 6 left and are only $80 until sold out. Goodbye Oli and Watchmaker : The Learn to Sign with Oli and The Watchmaker Who Saved Christmas books are no longer available, sorry. Signs That Move and Signs That Stick have moved on : Unfortunately the manufacturer no longer makes the Signs That Move or Stick sets, they have already sold out, sorry The Enchanted Puppet Collection : This collection of puppets will still be available, but we will not be keeping them "in stock". Instead we will order them in on demand with a 2-4 week delivery delay. Previous Newsletters We restarted our newsletter arcive when we relaunched our website in October. From now on the newsletters will all be available here as pdf's. Archive 23 October 2011 : SpecialNeedsNews2011Oct23.pdf (296kb) 9 Weeks Till CHristmas - In this edition of our Special Needs News we release our gift certificates and updater catalogue (with over 42 new resources across all seven areas (Sign Language, Autism, Auditory Verbal, Books for children, Educational Games, Motor Skills and Puppets) and highlight the most popular christmas gifts under each category. 13 October 2011 : WhatsNew2011Oct13 (312kb) Awesome Auslan for All Ages - This edition is dedicated to the 12 new Auslan resources released since July; including a wonderful new Deaf Culture collection, and some great new books and games for children. 30 August 2011 : WhatsNew2011Aug30 (440kb) Fine Tuning Motor Skills - This newsletter focuses on Fine Motor skills and includes a series of definitions, hints and tips for parents and therapists; plus review of over a dozen different resources that excersise Stationary, Locamotion, Object Manipulation, Grasp and/or visual-motor Integration 9 August 2011 : WhatsNew2011Aug9 (434Kb) Hearing Awareness Week : Are You Ready? - This is a special newsletter to celebrate Hearing Awareness Week with loads of free resources to help you celebrate too! 26 July 2011 : WhatsNew2011Jul26 (536Kb) Cooking as a path way to language; Fidgeting and Disability Awareness - This edition focus of the wonderful language development oportunities that are available through food preparation; and marks the launch of the new book "May Auslan Recipe Book". It also introduces the new range of Disability Awareness books, great for every home and classroom. 6 June 2011 : WhatsNew2011Jun6 (235Kb) Oral / Sensory Chew Necklaces - A special edition to anounce the launch of our Chew Necklace range : The Discrete Aid Helping Orally Soothed Children self calm with dignity 24 May 2011 : WhatsNew2011May24 (223Kb) Auslan In Education and Early Intervention - a look into the classroom for the signing child, resources that make a big impact! 22 April 2011 : WhatsNew2010Apr22.pdf (283Kb) Games and Books that Educate and Stimulate - A brief look at the new Games and Books Catalogue, and a highlight from each section. 14 February 2011 : WhatsNew2010Feb14.pdf (187Kb) The School Year Begins - As the new school year begins we take a look at some Essentials for every classroom, Routines and Svhedules, Resources to support Early Intervention and Auslan for Primary Schools 19 November 2010 : WhatsNew2010Nov19.pdf (184Kb) 3 November 2010 : WhatsNew2010Nov3.pdf (306Kb) 10 October 2010 : WhatsNew2010Oct10.pdf (202Kb)	Search for a Product: Your Cart Is Empty Postage Costs Payment Options Keep Up To Date Read our Newsletter Join Our Email List Your amount choice! Paper and Online Read more/Buy now Sign Language Auditory Verbal Therapy Autism and Aspergers Early Educational Books Educational Games Motor Skills Puppets Gift Certificates We run training seminars across Australia ...read more or enrol now Other Pages: Home Contact Us Catalogues Resellers Media Community About Auslan Did You Know? 1 in every 160 Australian children have Autism? As many as 50% of children with Autism can not communicate orally at 7 years of age. That 7 % of Australian children have some form of speech impairment. That 84% of children with Cerebral Palsy have difficulty with speech. That Auslan has long been used and recommended by Down Syndrom Associations and Professionals. That a PICS system of communication does not stimulate the language centers of the brain, but Auslan does. Deaf and Hearing children who use Auslan are more likely to communicate orally earlier than non-signing peers
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