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ABOUT Us, Autism Tasks, Make in No
Time Tasks, Ltd.
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SLOANE BURGESS,
Ph.d., Designer/creator of
Make-in-No-Time Tasks, Bio,
NOREEN FLANNERY, BFA, ME, Associate
Designer & Developer
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STORY: How
Make-in-No-Time Tasks came to be...
To put this simply, faced with students with autism
or other learning styles that are "hands-on," you need tools that
are very different from traditional learning materials. Whether a
teacher or a parent, you come to this conclusion fairly quickly.
Creating the tools that work takes much time and much work, and time
for all is in short supply. Working with teachers and parents over
the years it became obvious that so many were independently
"reinventing the wheel" in coming up with well-designed tasks that
were directly suited for the purpose. Our goal was to provide these
valuable products as a service in an efficient and very
cost-effective manner. Our company was born and our development of
added tools continues, as well as the feedback that "this is such a
valuable service."
Sloane Burgess,
Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Communication Disorders, Consultant, Educator
Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio
Master of Social Work Degree, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University.
Member:
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Autism Society of America
- A.S.A.
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Autism Society of North Carolina
- A.S.N.C.
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National Association of Social Workers
- N.A.S.W.
Sloane
Sloane Burgess
has a
Ph.D. in Communication Disorders from the Department of Communication Disorders at Case
Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her
Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree at the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill. She worked as a Psychoeducational
Specialist for the TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and
related Communication Handicapped Children) program in North
Carolina for approximately 10 years before returning to school to
complete her doctoral degree. In her role as a TEACCH
Psychoeducational Specialist, she served as a member of a diagnostic
team, and provided consultation and training to teachers and other
professionals involved in the education and training of individuals
with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). She has provided training
specific to educational strategies for students with ASD in many
states and several countries. Sloane also taught preschool aged
children with autism spectrum disorders, developed a Preschool
Curriculum Guide, and collaborated with a colleague to develop a
model demonstration classroom for preschool aged children with ASD
in Western North Carolina. She has worked extensively with
individuals with ASD of all ages and levels of ability, both
individually and in small support group models, as well as with
their families.
Since moving to Ohio
from North Carolina, Sloane has continued to work with individuals
with ASD and their families. She has consulted with many local
school districts and Special Education Regional Resource Centers (SERRC)
to provide educational support to individuals with autism spectrum
disorders. She has also continued to provide training to
professionals and parents specific to educational strategies for
students with ASD. Her responsibilities have included consulting to
teachers, providing diagnostic and developmental evaluations, and
leading parent support groups. Her doctoral dissertation is an investigation into the
relationship between social understanding and quality of life in
adolescents with High Functioning Autism (HFA) or Asperger’s
Syndrome.
Sloane is a member of
the Autism Society of America, Autism Society of
North Carolina, and the National Association of Social Workers.
She won the first annual Schopler Award, an honor granted from the
Autism Society of North Carolina recognizing outstanding achievement
for a TEACCH Psychoeducational Specialist. She is a contributing
author to The TEACCH Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders by
Gary B. Mesibov, Victoria Shea, and Eric Schopler (2005). Although
Sloane has focused extensively on TEACCH methodology, she has been
trained in, and uses many other educational strategies developed for
individuals with ASD, including Greenspan’s DIR model, Carol Gray’s
Social Stories, Comic Strip Conversations, and principles of
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA.)
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Noreen
Flannery - Associate in Activity & Task Development
Noreen Flannery has her
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts and Masters in Education from Kent
State University. She has worked as an early childhood educator for
22 years in Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties. She has been trained in
methodologies, diagnostics and strategies for identifying and
educating individuals with autism including TEACCH, Greenspan’s DIR
model, Carol Gray’s Social Stories, PEP-R, ADOS, the Ziggurat Model,
assistive technology and LAMP (Language Acquisition through Motor
Planning). She has been trained in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
through the Cleveland Clinic’s Autism program in order to provide
classroom based and home based discrete trial training for her
students. Her primary focus has been on the TEACCH methodology where
she is a Certified Trainer for Division TEACCH teams and a member of
teams training in Ohio, North Carolina, and Ireland.
Currently she provides services for the Achievement Centers for
Children in Cleveland, Ohio through the Cuyahoga County Educational
Service Center. During the school year she teaches in an early
childhood classroom designed specifically for students with autism,
provides training for staff in structured teaching and incorporating
assistive technology into the classroom. In the summer she works as
lead teacher in TEACCH trainings throughout Northeast Ohio and
manages to carve out time in between to create new activities for
“Make In No Time Tasks” and her own artwork.
Noreen’s combined background in
fine arts and working with of individuals with autism is the perfect
outlet for “creativity” in designing tasks for classroom activities.
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Statements and quotes from those using
Make-in-No-Time Tasks
materials (actual statements - letters on file)
"Make in No Time Tasks are so simple to assemble and make learning
fun for my students. Simple, educational, motivational &
affordable!"
- - Susan Bleck, M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Mentor Public Schools-Ohio
"Make in No Time Tasks are great for
my students. Fine motor and visual skills are incorporated into so
many manipulative/hands on activities. I am as excited about them as
my students."
- - Tara Rochford, OTR/L
Rochford Therapy Services, LLC
Perry, Ohio
"Both my morning
and afternoon classes consist of students with autism. Creating and
making tasks is practically my life! I have spent countless hours
shopping and searching for good materials to make tasks that are
interesting and meaningful to my students. I was so happy and just
ecstatic when I heard about “Make in No Time Tasks.” It is EXACTLY
what I was looking for!"
"I am continually
amazed at the awesome materials provided in each box for the
different tasks! They’re bright, colorful, sturdy, neat, precise,
and unique! The fact that I can get anywhere from 8 to 16 tasks in
one box for the price of what one pre-made task costs
elsewhere…helps me..."
"I love having
everything I need all in one box…providing lamination and a shoebox
or container here and there is easy! ...makes it easy to pass along
to paraprofessionals and parent volunteers to make."
"The tasks also
align with my curriculum, student IEP goals, and state standards! I
highly recommend these products to teachers, parents, and
therapists all over."
- - Dana McKinney,
Teacher
Aurora City School
District
Aurora, Ohio.
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