SLP 041: The Importance of Play for all ages and stages

Sue Larkey Podcast - Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD and PDA education · Sep 25, 2019 · 18m

It is through play that young children learn about and make sense of the world. They experiment with being a Mum or Dad as they act out what they have observed in daily life, e.g. feeding the baby and going to the shops. As children play they develop their cognitive and motor skills, increase their communication and social ability and above all have fun. Play for young children with autism is frequently centered on repetitive actions, e.g. spinning car wheels rather than pushing the car, lining blocks up rather than building towers. They don't seem to know how to do what comes instinctively…