15 of my favorite classroom calm down strategies for kids with autism. Your child can benefit from using these strategies at school, in a regular or adapted classroom setting and/or at home in a home program. 1. Breathe deeply and count to 5. 2. Doodle. Related : Autism Classroom Setup (6 Tips) 3. Drink a glass…
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5 Ways to use trains to teach your child with autism to communicate
Children with autism often love playing with trains. Let’s use your child’s interest to help him or her progress. These are 5 Ways to use trains to teach your child with autism to communicate. Let’s get started! 1. Teach your child to use a sign to ask for the train. This is the adapted autism sign…
How to get your time back as an autism mom
How to get your time back as an autism mom? This is one of the questions I get asked all the time! Sometimes, the moms at my learning center for children with autism look desperate. They are desperate to have some time to themselves, to have some adult conversation and/or to just take a nap!…
Flower power springtime crafts for kids
Raise your hand if you’re excited for the warm weather! What better way to celebrate than with these flower power springtime crafts for kids? Build fine motor skills and have some sensory fun with these simple autism-friendly flower crafts. Splatter flower toothbrush craft from Crafty Morning. This activity will inspired your child to be creative…
Creative & fun play with straws
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…
11 Everyday therapy tools for your home program
You are excited about your home program and you want to put things in place with your child right away! Unfortunately, sometimes getting all of the materials that you need to start working can be costly. You want to put together your Magic Therapy Bag of materials, order puzzles and get together that first list…
Autism friendly bow tie pasta crafts for kids
These Autism friendly bow tie pasta crafts for kids are creative & fun. A great way to engage your child, build fine motor skills & have fun! Who knew bow tie pasta could be such a versatile and fun craft material? We use all kinds of sensory materiels in my learning center. You can work…
Monet’s garden + 3 Monet inspired sensory projects for kids with autism
3 Monet inspired sensory projects for kids with autism to engage your child, increase learning, interaction and fun. One of my absolute favorite day trips from Paris is Giverny, where you can visit the house and gardens of Claude Monet. (Image source) It is so fun wandering around the beautiful house and gardens, learning about…
Food stamping activities for children with autism
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 :…
Why you should buy an aquarium for your child with autism
Why should you buy an aquarium for your child with autism? There are at least 7 benefits! Aquarium for Children with Autism 1. Your child will be proud to have a pet. Having a pet can be a wonderful source of pride. In order to build your child’s positive self-esteem, it is really important that…
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