Discovery Toys Independent Sales Director Julie Mitchell
My Toll Free Discovery Toys Number: 1-866-546-9293
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Toys to develop independent play with some limited instruction.
Children with autism often have difficulty playing independently. They need toy choices that can be enjoyed following
some initial instruction. Often memory recall can be an issue, as can the inverse, excessive repetition.

Toys that promote sustained engagement.
Building up the length of time that any child focuses on an activity is important and great products facilitate this skill building.

Toys that build skills for cooperative play.
All children have to be taught to cooperate with peers. For children with autism, the temptation to reside in a world of their own is very common. Awareness and necessity to share, communicate and take account of others’ actions can be built with great toys.

Toys that create opportunities for children to talk about their play experience.
Verbalizing the play experience is a vital step in the learning process that actively supports skill development and academic and social progress. It is important that you understand and make use of open-ended questions to foster conversation.

Toys with obvious completion criteria.
The ritualistic and repetitive behavior often seen in children with autism may deprive them of understanding when a task is completed, thus missing an
essential sense of accomplishment.

Toys that encourage pretend play.

Some children find pretend play comes naturally, others need to be shown how to develop make-believe games, and children with autism tend to be among those needing a little help!