Autplay therapy for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum

Autplay therapy for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum: A behavioral play-based approach is a 236-page guide to using a play-based treatment approach with children and adolescents on the autism spectrum or with other developmental disabilities. Written by a licensed professional counselor who is also a certified autism specialist, this book offers a thorough understanding of autism spectrum disorders including practical treatment that includes parent training to continue treatment in the home.

The book begins with an overview of autism and developmental disabilities including statistics, early detection, and characteristics followed by a discussion of the foundations of AutPlay Therapy. The therapy is then laid out in detail covering target areas, treatment phases, and parent training. Research and case studies are included as well as specific interventions. Additional resources such as intake guides, parent guides, toys and materials list, and forms are available at the back of the book.

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Mobile App Monday - Drawing Pad

"Drawing Pad is a mobile art studio for all ages! Create your own art using photo-realistic crayons, markers, paint brushes, colored pencils, stickers, roller pens and more!" -iTunes

The app is a multiple award winner with the ability not only to draw but also to download coloring books. Great for folks of all ages who enjoy the sensory stimulus or want to work on fine motor skills.

To learn more about this app, please visit:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id358207332

Developing leisure time skills for people with autism spectrum disorders

Developing leisure time skills for people with autism spectrum disorders "provides comprehensive, structured strategies introducing meaningful leisure time to ASD children and adults, which they can practice at home, school, and in the community. This book has a wealth of ASD information, including forms and charts that will help to assess sensory needs; select age-appropriate activities and assist in determining the level of interest in specific activities; 48 “Activity Cards” for going to the park, playing games, and many more!" -publisher

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Mobile App Monday -MyPlayHome

This fun game app can help children build both receptive and expressive language skills. The app lets the family characters go to school, the grocery story, even the hospital. It helps kids learn pronouns, verbs, pretend play, sequencing, and more.

To learn more about this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id439628153

Hasbro Helps Kids With Disabilities Learn To Play

An article at Huff Post yesterday highlights new videos made by the toy company, Hasbro, Inc., who have partnered with The Autism Project, "a group of parents and professionals that help people with autism to create instructional videos and tools to help children with developmental disabilities learn how to play with their toys."

Eight of Hasbro's classic toys, from modeling clay to games, are featured in these videos and accompanying playbooks. They can help parents and caregivers teach children how to use/play with the toys and also encourage development during playtime.

To read the article, please visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/19/toys-for-autistic-children_n_6186648.html

Let's play social story

Looking for a book to help teach social play? Let's play social story can be read often to your child to help with behavior during playtime. The repetitive visuals along with reading to your child will help reinforce the concepts. The book also features "Word Fun" where you can practice saying words and talk about their meaning to help build relevant speech. -from the book description

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Mobile App Monday - Autism iHelp Play

Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary. -iTunes

Want to learn more about it? Please visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-ihelp-play/id521485216?mt=8

Bringing ABA to home, school, and play

Book description for Bringing ABA to home school, and play:
"Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is one of the most effective interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities. Now you can bring ABA best practices into any early childhood setting with this book your complete guide to using ABA within everyday routines to support children s learning, participation, and development."

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Developing Leisure Time Skills

Looking for some advice on structuring playtime for kids with autism? Now in its second edition, Developing leisure time skill for persons with autism: Structured playtime activities with valuable support strategies for adults may be just what you need. Forms and charts at the beginning of the book help you assess each child's sensory needs so that you can provide meaningful activities to kids on the spectrum. The rest of the book offers "activity cards" with suggestions such as going to the park, playing games, listening to music, etc.

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Play and Imagination

In the book, Play and Imagination in Children with Autism, Pamela J. Wolfberg explains in two parts how to help your child interact with their peers and learn to play. In part one, Wolfberg looks at the nature of autism and the role playing takes in childhood culture and development, as well as current intervention practices. In the second part of the book, ten years in the lives of three children with autism are explored, and we see how each child learned to overcome certain issues and interact with their peers.

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