123. Why our Kids Playtime Might Look Different

Playtime for our kids can look a lot different than it does for their typical peers.  Many of our children have social and communication deficits that are noticeable at an early age, and their ability to learn from their peers is significantly impacted.

While our kids may not always use toys the way others would, you can help them expand what they are focused on if you play with them.  Join in with them exploring the toy, you can talk about sizes, shapes, and which way the wheels spin, think about it, you are actually working on other skills while joining in with them.

Imaginative Play... Tell a Story. You can pick anything, a plane, a train, a toy, just pick something and make up a story and then ask about what the character, you know the thing, the plane or train or whatever it was, ask them what they are doing? Are they happy or sad? Are they moving fast or slow? Does the train have friends?

Physical play facilitates gross motor development, proprioception, and coordination which again, is something our kids often have deficits in and often fall behind their peers in this area.

Just get moving, and have fun!

Don’t forget to have fun yourself. It can be easy to see everything as learning or therapy along this journey – but, play is about fun.

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