Just some food for thought, a quick bite, calling attention to what we teach people with autism about emotions and feelings, prompted by this piece in The Atlantic. “Conventional scientific wisdom recognizes six “classic” emotions: happy, surprised, afraid, disgusted, angry, and sad. But the Glasgow scientists studied people’s facial expressions, and the emotions they signal, by showing people …
Toys to Teach and Have Fun – Lincoln Logs
“Closed-ended” toys are great to teach play to children who do not display imaginative play, to increase appropriate leisure time. Make sure that the visual and fine motor skills are sufficiently developed for the task, then teach and reinforce finishing. Gradually add more pieces to increase duration. There is chance that intrinsic reinforcement might occur, …