Games to Help your Child with Autism Communicate

One of the best ways to encourage children with autism to interact and have fun with you is to play people games. These simple, repetitive routines make interaction easier because there are no other toys or objects involved – just people. In this video, Hanen Certified Speech-language Pathologist, Fay McGill, talks abut how you can choose the best people game to meet your child sensory needs, and how you can play those games to create the best opportunities for your child to communicate.

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[jmn]

Thanks for the tips. I have an autistic sister. she's a year younger than me and she's nonverbal. but i love her so so much and i wouldn't trade her for anything. I'll be using this information. very helpful. thanks again. ❤️❤️

[maryannewacera]

Thank you for this video. I've been struggling with how to meet my toddler's sensory needs while engaging with him and this has given me helpful tips.

[shereemorris-horton]

My grandson loves running, climbing, jumping, and WATER!! what kinds of games can I use for the water thing?

[carlinloo]

Thank you for the practical strategy sharing ~ people game 💡❤️

[bigmore]

Thank you for sharing this helpful tips.

[eftekhari]

the background music is anoying and distracting. For an organization educating people about sensitivities, it is hard to believe not to be aware of this .

[AinaaHadirahZ]

Great but do you hve suggestion for autism kids who loves musical toy? Thank you!!

[farzanehk-slp]

Thank you for this great video, I work with EI population and since working remotely with my parent, I've been relying on video demonstration of how these great strategies work, however I noticed that the part that the mother was interacting with her son using SPARK strategies was taken out:((??

[maxshinske]

Or you could learn to embrace the ways that autistic children play and communicate instead of enforcing neurotypical communication standards on us.... It would be great if people could just stop forcing autistic kids to play like neurotypical kids. There's a reason why we play the way we do. It doesn't mean that it's disordered. If a kid is not motivated by a people game, we're often not going to want to do it. Autistic communication is just as valid as neurotypical communication. I don't want to only learn NT communication and be forced to do it because I'm autistic. Reallly tired of NT's trying to force their standards on us. Not saying that incorporating sensory preferences into games is a bad thing; that's great. But we don't often engage in the typical back-and-forth interactions that are expected. This should be accepted.