Looking for learning videos for autistic toddlers that encourage child development? I’ve got you covered! These are some of my favorite YouTube videos that I include in my learning sessions. You can use them in the classroom, during therapy sessions or as a fun and educational way to entertain your child at home. If you love using YouTube videos as teaching tools, make sure you check out these Blippi YouTube videos, Peppa Pig videos, learning colors videos on YouTube and these children’s yoga videos next! Save this post to come back to again and again to use these videos as part of your every day learning.
10 Learning Videos for Autistic Toddlers on YouTube
Chatter Blocks Videos for Kids with Autism
This video teaches children with autism a variety of skills such as identifying and labeling actions, letters, numbers, and body parts using video modelling.
Clothing
Are you working on teaching your child or students to get dressed independently? Does your little know the names of the different types of clothing? This is the perfect video to use as visual support to teach the names of different types of clothing and to talk about getting dressed on your own.
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Parts of the house (–> more learning videos for autistic toddlers)
Use this video to teach the rooms of the house to your autistic toddler. Include it as part of a speech therapy session, or an ABA table session, or use just watch it and share in the experience with your child or students.
Speech & Songs
This video is so much fun! It combines vocabulary and song which will help you connect with your autistic child in a fun and educational way.
100 Animal Flashcards
This is a great video to teach the names of the animals. The names are said clearly with the corresponding images. This is the perfect way to discuss animals and teach their names.
Farm Animals for Kids
Use the video below to teach the names of the farm animals. The cartoons are adorable and very attractive to kids.
50 First Words- Easy Words for Toddlers
This video teaches 50 of the first words to teach toddlers. They are perfectly adapted for autistic toddlers.
First Words & Gestures for Toddlers
I like this video because it also incorporates gestures into learning verbal language which is very useful for all kids – and particularly toddlers on the autism spectrum.
Fruits & Vegetables
This video is really useful and fun for teaching the words for the fruits and vegetables.
Toys
This video teaches the name of various toys. Use them to work on the names of the toys with your toddler with autism.
How to use learning videos for autistic toddlers as educational tools
These videos can be used in several different ways to benefit your child or students.
- Teach new vocabulary
- Teach simple sentences
- Use a reinforcers during table sessions
- Entertain your child or students in short increments (5 – 10 minutes)
Tips for finding YouTube videos for toddlers with autism
- Choose videos that use simple language and single words. Avoid complex chunks of dialogue (as you would find in a typical movie for a young child).
- Use videos that have been made to teach English as a second language. These videos are perfect because they are simple and clear and typically share just one image and one word at a time, making them adaptable to an autistic toddler’s learning needs as well.
More Autism Learning Resources
- The Successful Interaction with a Child with Autism Course – learn to better understand your autistic child or students with this complete course.
- Autism Activities Workbook Bundle – build communication skills, fine motor skills, sensory play skills and daily living skills, while helping your child or students to successfully manage any difficult behaviors, with these fun, educational, printable activities.
- Sensory Communication Workbook – Build communication skills with simple sensory activities.
- How to Make a Communication Binder Guide & Workbook – Learn how to create a Communication Binder for your child or student with autism using real photos. Follow my expert guide to learn how to use it to increase communication skills.
- The Successful Interaction with a Child with Autism Course – learn to better understand your autistic child or students with this complete course.
- Autism Activities Workbook Bundle – build communication skills, fine motor skills, sensory play skills and daily living skills, while helping your child or students to successfully manage any difficult behaviors, with these fun, educational, printable activities.
- Sensory Communication Workbook – Build communication skills with simple sensory activities.
- How to Make a Communication Binder Guide & Workbook – Learn how to create a Communication Binder for your child or student with autism using real photos. Follow my expert guide to learn how to use it to increase communication skills.
- Autism Adapted Books Bundle – a collection of 10 adapted books that will help you build communication skills while teaching more than 120 vocabulary words.
- Autism Social Stories Bundle – a collection of printable social stories to help your little learners work on their social skills.
- Zoo Animals Play Dough Mats Bundle – use these printable play dough mat to work on the names of the animals, build language skills, and increase fine motor strength and precision in a fun, sensory way!
Learning Videos for Autistic Toddlers on YouTube
I hope you enjoy using these videos with your littles on the autism spectrum. If you have another video that you love using, please add it in the comments below.
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