Teaching Children with Autism about Emotions:
Emotions are one of the things children with autism find very difficult to communicate. Here’s an idea to get your toddler or young child with autism to learn to define their emotions. Use Emotion...
View ArticleUsing Bath time as a Sensory Therapy
Who said that only Occupational Therapists can give sensory therapy? Most children with autism need a balanced sensory diet, that is, opportunities to participate in a variety of sensory activities and...
View ArticlePaper Mache as a Sensory Activity for Autism
Paper mâché can be used to provide sensory input to a child with autism. The process of tearing paper, making paste out of glue and water and mixing the torn bits of paper into the paste helps the...
View ArticleHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Autism: A Review
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or HBOT is a form of treatment in which the patient breathes up to 100% oxygen intermittently under pressures greater than normal atmospheric pressure. This method was first...
View ArticleSensory Therapy for Autism With a Swiss Ball
Swiss balls / Exercise balls/ Therapy balls are a commonly used at Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy centers. These are used to for both motor and sensory therapy. Swiss balls can be easily used,...
View ArticleBrushing ideas for a child with Autism
Does your child with autism resort to crying, screaming, clamping their mouth shut, or turning their head sideways during brushing? Do you constantly face this daily struggle with your child? If yes,...
View ArticleDots and Numbers
Help your child develop number concept. This activity is great for a child with autism because it is short and structured. Materials required: Picture cards with dots Blocks/cards with numbers Print...
View ArticleMath for Autism: Count & Place
Help your child actively develop the concept of numbers. This activity is simple and easy to perform especially as children learn and understand the value of numbers. Materials required: Tray with...
View ArticleFun with hands: Autism skills using Play dough
Every one knows play dough is fun. But is it therapeutic? Can playdough be used to teach skills to children with Autism? The answer is “Yes”! This colored squishy substance, does not just provide your...
View ArticleBenefits of Pool time for a child with Autism
Summer is here and the best place to cool off is the pool. However, for a child with Autism, regular pool time does more that just cooling off. “How?” you ask . Let me explain: Why more Pool time? Most...
View ArticleMainstreaming or Special Schools? Which One is Best?
Forty years ago a child who was non-verbal, aggressive, resistant to forming relationships and prone to repetitive behaviors was more likely than not labeled “retarded” and shunted off to a special...
View ArticleColor Sorting – Baskets and Toys
The first concept that children learn in colors, is that colors are different from each other. Sorting colors is a skill that needs to develop before children start learning to name them. It’s the same...
View ArticlePre-Writing: Trains and Tracks
I have a son who loves cars and trains, and this activity is great for such children. Tell your child that you are going to draw tracks for him to move his train on (or roads for a car). Then,...
View ArticleNumber Concept with Stickers
Children with autism sometimes struggle with using glue because they cannot tolerate the sensation of stickiness. Stickers are a great alternate to help them do crafts and other activities without the...
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