DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN?
BUT DOES HE SHOW SIGNS OF GENIUS EVEN THOUGH THE ATTENTION SPAN IS SHORT?
DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE SUDDEN OUTBURST OF VIOLENCE THROUGH LOUDNESS OR SUDDEN BOUTS OF DEAD SILENCE?
DOES YOUR KID WITHDRAW EASY BUT CAN CONCENTRATE WITH EASE ESPECIALLY WITH PUZZLES THAT CONFUSES EVEN THE MOST INTELLIGENT ADULTS AROUND?
Your child may be Autistic., and before we go further please note we prefer to say your child is living or has Autism and not “HE OR SHE IS SUFFERING FROM AUTISM”. so please refrain from degrading his or her intelligence by calling it a disease.
So with this in mind let’s have a quick look at the best Autism Toys for children who lives with Autism:
- WEIGHTED BLANKETS: because of it’s calming effect as many Autistic children suffer from anxiety and this helps with self-expression
- TRAVEL WEIGHTED BLANKETS: these are usually found in weights of four, six and or eight pounds, which can be easily rolled, up and carried along.
ps: please note any weighted blanket should be comfortable enough weight wise as not to prohibit the child’s movement to much or not be able to move. - PEACEFUL PALS: weighing in at about three to five pounds, these stuffed animals that sweet smelling and stimulates touch and smell at the same time and comes in many different forms like Monkeys, Unicorns, Pigs, Turtles, Dogs, and even a simple star or heart and are much loved by the children as gifts anytime and also assists with sleep as it weights slightly more than normal plush toys.
- CHEWIES: Though some of the chewies should at first be used under strict supervision, it is a great oral motor skill developer especially in developing the proprioceptive jaw functions
- KINETIC SAND: Though not safe for consumption this toy not only offer the child that extra fine motor skills training needed for growing by playing in the sand (as lots of people don’t live near beaches to enjoy this, but Kinetic sand keeps its shape longer without extra water and is cleaner and exercises all creative muscles as well as teaches the child cleaning up after him or herself. It also comes with many accessories like even an inflatable tray to use as a sandpit.
- BUBBLE TUBE LAMP: These Autism Toys that can be placed in the child’s room is filled with water and has inflatable fish which moves or bounces up and down in a calming and quiet manner which prevents sensory overloads. The LED lighting under or around can even be changed by the children themselves to suit what they want.
These are just some of the best Autism Toys on the marker for kids who “LIVE WITH AUTISM” AND CAN HELP THEM COPE WITH THE WORLD ROUND THEM.