Episode description

Your student or child engages in mostly exploratory play where they interact with toys in a sensory way.  Then may dump, sift or bang toys and objects.  The next step is functional play. Episode 11 dives into functional play and autism

In This Episode You Will Learn: 

• What functional play is

• Benefits of functional play

• Where to find visual supports for 1 and 2 step play

• Examples of functional play

Links Mentioned In This Episode About Functional Play & Autism: 

• Functional Play And Autism Blog

• Autism & Play - How To Support Children Blog

• Free Cookie Theme One Step Functional Play Visual Supports

• Melissa & Doug Cookie Toy

• List Of Recommended Toys For Exploratory Play

• List Of Recommended Toys For Functional Play

• Take Out The Toys Book - Hanen Centre

• Themed One & Two Step Play Visual Supports

You may also be interested in these supports:

• Visual Support Starter Set 

• Visual Supports Facebook Group

• Autism Little Learners on Instagram

• Autism Little Learners on Facebook

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