Make beautiful art with homemade food stamps! These food stamping activities for children with autism are fun, simple and inexpensive. These activities are a great way to build fine motor strength and precision, engage your child with autism in sensory activities and to have a lot of family fun. Materials needed for these activities :…
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DIY hardware store, gas pump and rocket ship
DIY hardware store, gas pump and rocket ship : creative and fun pretend play for boys. Teach new skills using pretend play I am such a big fan of pretend play for teaching autistic learners a variety of new skills, such as imitation, imagination and interaction. You can also teach new vocabulary, counting, colors and…
Easy farm animals matching activity
Children with autism tend to be very visual learners. Visual support is often similarly effective with learners with different types of special needs. This easy farm animals matching activity teaches special needs learners to match photos and objects while working on new vocabulary skills. I created this easy farm animals matching activity using my favorite farm…
Free Autism 101 e-course from the Autism Society
Receiving your child’s autism diagnosis is shocking and overwhelming. You want to find as much information as possible about autism and available resources so that you can help your child to the best of your abilities. I am always looking for new resources that I can share with families. I am passionate about bringing you…
Free Printable Visual Calm Down Strategies for Kids | And Next Comes L
“One area that we are constantly working on with my son with autism is self-regulation. We are trying to help him build up a strong set of self-regulation strategies so that he has the tools to calm himself. These free printable visual calm down strategies cards for kids are …” Click to read the rest…
How can I increase my autistic child’s communication?
How can I increase my autistic child’s communication? I get asked this question over and over again. One of the most important ways to increase speech and communication in children with special needs is to decrease mouthing behavior. “Mouthin behavior” includes chewing items, licking items, holding objects in the mouth. The list goes on and…
Simple thumbprint art projects for kids with autism
These are easy and fun thumbprint crafts to enjoy with your child. Get out the paints and enjoy! 1. Pineapple thumb print art from Oh Crafts. 2.Disney’s Pixar inspired “UP thumbprint balloon craft from Fun Handprint Art Blog. 3. Thumbprint flower pots from Upstate Ramblings. Which thumbprint project is your favorite? ♥
Interesting & unusual planters : gardening fun with children with special needs
One of my main goals at my center for children with special needs is to make learning fun. One of the biggest roles I play is creating programs that increase my kiddos motivation. Motivation is everything. It is the difference between truly engaging in an activity and not being fully present during an activity. It…