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Fabulous and free autism resources for teachers and parents

March 3, 2025

Fabulous & Free Autism Resources

This collection of free autism resources will help you choose fun and engaging activities for your child with autism. These activities will help you build communication, interaction, self-help (think, teeth brushing!) and sensory skills, while also helping you to decrease frustration and meltdowns. Sound good? Bookmark this page because you will want to come back…

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Field Trip Ideas for Children with Autism

March 3, 2025

Field Trips Ideas for Kids with Autism

Looking for field trip ideas to enjoy this year? Whether your child goes to school with extra support at home or is homeschooled, field trips are a wonderful complement to any curriculum. Going outside of the home to have different kinds of experiences, opens up your child’s world and gives him or her a variety…

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Autism Worksheets to Help Your Child Thrive

July 17, 2023

I love using Autism worksheets in my programs to help children with autism get ahead in a variety of skills domains. You can use autism worksheets and printables to teach new vocabulary, letters, telling time, animals and insects and numbers. You can also help your child potty train and manage your little one’s behavior using…

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Functional activities for children with autism

January 27, 2020

Functional activities are essential for children with autism to increase autonomy, self-help and daily living skills. The goal of teaching functional activities is to help individuals on the autism spectrum live quality, independent, happy lives. Make sure you teach these functional activities in your home or classroom programs to help children with autism thrive. The Functional…

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Autism Play Activities to Engage Your Child

January 21, 2019

Autism Play Activities to Engage Your Child

This collection of Autism play activities will help you engage your child, while building communication, fine motor, gross motor, independent living and social play skills. Take a look at these free autism resources next. Why is play important for children with autism? Play is crucial for children with autism because it is the vessel for…

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Filed Under: Autism 101, Educational programs, Home programs Tagged With: autism, autism and play, autism play, autism play activities

Early signs of autism in babies

February 1, 2018

Early signs of autism in babies #autism #autismawareness #specialneeds #spd #sensoryprocessing - speciallearninghouse.com

These are some of the earliest signs of autism in babies. If you suspect that your baby may be exhibiting some of these signs, I recommend consulting a doctor for a professional opinion. If you do recognize signs of autism in your baby, starting an adapted learning program as early as possible has been shown…

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DIY dollhouses : cardboard townhouses, a dollhouse on wheels and a rooftop garden

January 3, 2018

I have been collecting information about DIY dollhouses recently as we work on our very own DIY dollhouse at my autism center in Paris. A dollhouse is a great learning tool. Use it to teach new vocabulary, build fine motor skills & more. We are in the process of creating a sweet dollhouse out of a…

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Creative and fun indoor activities for a rainy day

December 28, 2017

Creative and fun indoor activities for a rainy day for kids with #autism - speciallearninghouse.com

Rainy day? Don’t worry! There are lots of fun and engaging indoor activities you can do with your child with autism. A day inside doesn’t have to be boring. It can be a great opportunity Here in Paris, we have lots of rainy days! I have come to love them – they give us extra…

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Communication Resources for Your Child with Autism

December 1, 2017

10 Communication Resources for Your Child with Autism. Communication workbook. speciallearninghouse.com

One of the most frequent questions I get from parents at my autism center in Paris , is “when will my child speak?”. The lack of communication that is associated with an autism diagnosis is extremely frustrating. I always answer by sharing autism communication resources and recommending that the parents spend time working on these activities…

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Creative & fun play with straws

June 12, 2017

Creative & fun activities that will encourage your child to play with straws and progress and learn as a result! | speciallearninghouse.com

I love these creative & fun activities that will encourage your child to play with straws and progress and learn as a result! You can create fun and educational activities using very simple and inexpensive materials. I coach families at my learning center in Paris to search at home for learning materials before they go out…

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