What are some good toys to buy for a 4 year old autistic child?
May 4th, 2009 | by Michael |
Kathy asked:
This child has a tendencey to play only with a toy VAC, or a garden mower toy, due to the rolling repetitious. The problem? from time to time, that he violently operated at her little brother with it on the beats & gi?, or oscillates at & TV and the wall repeatedly! He capricci when arrested by the strike with these toys! Can not? talking, & we are interested in something to help you learn the speech, & interacting pleasantly with his little brother
NICK
This child has a tendencey to play only with a toy VAC, or a garden mower toy, due to the rolling repetitious. The problem? from time to time, that he violently operated at her little brother with it on the beats & gi?, or oscillates at & TV and the wall repeatedly! He capricci when arrested by the strike with these toys! Can not? talking, & we are interested in something to help you learn the speech, & interacting pleasantly with his little brother
NICK
6 Responses to “What are some good toys to buy for a 4 year old autistic child?”
By silentjealousy77 on May 7, 2009 | Reply
anything that is shiny
By Taylor on May 10, 2009 | Reply
(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!
By 520 on May 12, 2009 | Reply
The game Connect 4, Autistic kids love it !
By bobble242 on May 14, 2009 | Reply
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.
By socialwork2010 on May 15, 2009 | Reply
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!
By Judi on May 16, 2009 | Reply
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.