Autism: Come Play With Me

By Judy Rushton

This book is designed to help parents and adults who teach children with autism how to play. Children with autism need to be taught these important play skills that are so challenging for them. These play skills build social connections and relationships as children become adults. Parents can be a child's first playmate. Start where your child is at developmentally and have fun!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Judy Rushton
• Release date: May 31, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476470016

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Autism: Come Play with Me

Judy Rushton, ED.S.

Copyright 2012 by Judy Rushton, ED.S.

Smashwords Edition

Table of Contents

Chapter 1-Introduction

Chapter 2- The Development of Play Skills

Chapter 3-Start to Play Early

Chapter 4-Manipulating Toys

Chapter 5- Cause and Effect Toys

Chapter 6-Parallel Play with Parent

Chapter 7-Parellel Play with Peers

Chapter 8-Imitation Skills

Chapter 9-Imitating with Objects or Toys

Chapter 10-Imitating One Step Body Movements

Chapter 11- Imitating Multiple Steps of Body Movements

Chapter 12- Pretend Play

Chapter 13- One or Two Step Pretend Actions

Chapter 14- Expanding Pretend Play

Chapter 15- Interrupting Your Child’s Play

Chapter 16- increasing Independent Focused Play

Chapter 17- Sharing & Turn Taking

Chapter 18- Playing Games

Chapter 19- Physical Activity

Chapter 20-Playing Sports

Chapter 21- Outdoor Activities

Chapter 22- Suggested Physical Activities or Sports

Chapter 23- Video Games

Chapter 24-Leisure Activities

Chapter 25- Important Tips to Remember

Play skills unfold over time as children progress through each stage of development. These play skills provide opportunities so important to learning appropriate behaviors, imagination, turn-taking, completing jobs, building relationships, language, self-esteem, and many other skills. Children with autism need to be taught these play skills since they are essential for building those social connections that are so challenging for them. Parents can become their child’s first playmate as they teach these play skills and build relationships. This book is designed to help parents and adults who teach children with autism how to play. Regardless of where a child starts to play, all children progress through the same stages. Start with where your child is at and most importantly, have fun!

Introduction

Playing is an important skill for all children to learn. Playing lays the foundation for developing many other important skills as a child grows into adulthood. Without initial play skills it is very difficult for children to progress developmentally. During play children learn appropriate behavior, how to complete jobs, imagination, turn-taking, relationship building, imitation, language, a variety of ways to play with toys, and most of all how to have fun. One of the first steps toward learning how to interact socially with others is in developing play skills. Interacting appropriately with others builds relationships and opportunities for good self-esteem and confidence. Through play children have opportunities to make friends and develop a greater range of social skills.

The Development of Play Skills

Children generally begin to interact