Friday, December 18, 2009

autism toys help improve the skills and expand the interests of children

Toys are very important to children who are born special. This children needs a lot of guidance and attention of parents and should be taking care well not only in their physical need but also their mental needs as an individual. Toys served s a means of therapy to the special children and this helped them in developing their emotions.
To assist the development of play skills and expand the interests of children, a child must improve his ability to imitate adult play, to increase the variety of autism toys a child will use, and increase the spontaneity of play materials. Some ideas to assist in enhancing play skills and interests include:

Model appropriate ways to approach peers, in other words, approach a group of peers with a food item in a dramatic play grocery store, or say, "Hi, can I play too?)
Assist child verbally or hand over hand to show him/her new ways to play with materials.

Pair a new toy with a familiar toy and alternate turns.
Introduce new toys gradually, and play with the new item a bit longer each day.
Encourage use of sensory materials to expand flexibility with play, in other words, play-dough or shaving cream can be used with cars or other favorite items).
Encourage child to explore many objects by structuring play, in other words, give a child a choice to play with tow new materials-they must pick one.

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