Kathy asked:
This child has a tendencey to play only with a toy vac, or a toy lawn mower, because of the repetitious rolling. The problem is, that every so often, he Violently runs at his little brother with it knocks him down, or swings it at the TV the walls repeatedly! He has tantrums when you stop him from hitting with these toys!
He cannot speak, we are interested in something to help him learn speach, interacting nicely with his little brother… Any Suggestions?
Aldo
This child has a tendencey to play only with a toy vac, or a toy lawn mower, because of the repetitious rolling. The problem is, that every so often, he Violently runs at his little brother with it knocks him down, or swings it at the TV the walls repeatedly! He has tantrums when you stop him from hitting with these toys!
He cannot speak, we are interested in something to help him learn speach, interacting nicely with his little brother… Any Suggestions?
Aldo
March 29th, 2007 - 9:21 pm
anything that is shiny
April 1st, 2007 - 4:00 pm
(From what I know) Try something like the cloth books that have flaps and what not, since they usually contain a simple pattern for him to follow..or even the soft building blocks. There are also a couple of soft educational toys that do teach the alphabet, numbers, etc…but I’m unsure as to if they may be too many different patterns for him. Hope this information helped!
April 3rd, 2007 - 1:13 am
The game Connect 4, Autistic kids love it !
April 5th, 2007 - 8:50 pm
My son has asperger and he liked anything colorful with movement. We had a problem with him being a bit active so we looked for things that could be fixed in a stationary place (or I made it stationary). Oddly enough they will pick out what they want. I went to take a driving test and he LOVED the book with the road signs. He cried when it was lost or messed up and I had to get him more of those books from the DMV. He taught himself road signs from that book. So much for all the learning toys I bought…DMV turned out to be his Toys R Us.
April 7th, 2007 - 10:07 pm
My friend’s son has autism and he loves puzzles. You can even go to Walgreens and have a personal photo put on a puzzle, so that your child is piecing together something familiar. My friend’s son’s favorite puzzle in a 50 states United States puzzle with lots of colors!
April 9th, 2007 - 3:40 pm
My friend’s son has autism and the toys she chooses for him are toys with scents, or balls that have little rubber strings or nubs or are squishy or light up. He loves Thomas the tank engine. His school suggested that he play with puppets to help him learn to interact with others.
You didn’t mention how old his younger brother is, but for the safety of his little brother you might consider separating them during play…if his brother is young enough that he won’t climb over it, a superyard might be a great solution for you. It’s a fence made of six baby gates that snap together in a circle.