We know how hard it is when you first get your diagnosis, and don’t know where to go, or what to do.
As we find resources, we are putting them here, so you have that information. There are a lot of resources, most of them local to your community. If you find one that we don’t have, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to add it.
People always ask what is a good gift for a pre-teen or teenager on the autism spectrum. One of our best purchases for our son has been Keva Planks. We first discovered them at the Hands On Discovery Center, our local science center. Our kids love playing with them and our middle son loves building…
My youngest child loves squishing things, however he tends to make a mess, even when playing in his sensory bins. We’ve tried all sorts of things – Kinetic Sand, Playfoam, Play-doh, you name it. Most of these sensory items are extremely messy for our child. And Play-doh dries out too quickly. As we’re always on…
In our house, we use lots of sensory toys to help stimulate as well as occupy our boys. Around our house we have lights, textures, and fidget style toys, as well as numerous educational types of toys. Sensory toys can be expensive, and I hate to waste money on something my son won’t play with….
Games are great for developing turn taking skills and conversational skills. They also encourage social interaction. All of these are things that are good for those on the autism spectrum to practice which is why we play a lot of games in our house. We play them internally, with grandparents, and even invite friends over…
This age I think is the hardest to purchase gifts for children on the autism spectrum because there’s such a wide range of growth during these ages. Not only that, but many times they are still not at the level of neurotypical children. So I will try to cover a wide range so hopefully you’ll…