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Use Gardner's Multiple Intelligences for special needs play date activities

Play dates that include a variety of activities can help children with autism and other special needs acquire much needed social skills. Kids with...
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Play, puppets can help kids with autism learn social skills, understand concepts

Imaginative play can help children with autism and other disabilities understand concepts and relate information into meaningful contexts.Role play...
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Reading books during play dates improves social skills for children with autism

Reading books that are funand based on interests of children with autism during play datescan facilitate interaction and social skills in a...
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Teaching, coaching sports, playing with children with autism: rewarding, but also a whole lot of fun

Sometimes people have preconceived perceptions about what it is like to work with children with autism. I work with kids with autism to improve...
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Integrate Floortime, developmental approaches with ABA to enhance learning for children with autism

Integrating developmental teaching models into behavioral approaches can help children with autism generalize skills so they can apply them in real...
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Using humor, puppets in play therapy can enhance social, communication skills for kids with autism

Teaching humor to children with autism through imaginary play can encourage engagement, facilitate interaction, and promote the development of...
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Top 10 mistakes, lessons learned from therapy programs for children with autism spectrum disorders

Parents of children with autism, along with the children and adults who have autism themselves, are the real heroes when it comes to improving the...
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Dr. Stanley Greenspan dies, founded Floortime and developmental approaches to autism therapy

At last November’s annual Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders conference in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Stanley...
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Play dates for kids with autism can enhance social skills, emotional awareness, and learning

Play dates are invaluable in helping children with autism learn the social skills that are so necessary to be happy and successful in life. Social...
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