03066cam a2200265 4500 89408129 TxAuBib 20111026120000.0 111026s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Delaney, Tara. 101 Games and Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger's, and Sensory Processing Disorders. 1st. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2009. One of the best ways for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders to learn is through play. Children improve their motor skills, language skills, and social skills by moving their bodies and interacting with their environment. Yet the biggest challenges parents, teachers, and loved ones face with children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorders is how to successfully engage them in play. Pediatric occupational therapist Tara Delaney provides the answer. In "101 Games and Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger's, and Sensory Processing Disorders, " she shows you how to teach your children by moving their bodies through play. These interactive games are quick to learn but will provide hours of fun and learning for your child. And many of the games can be played indoors or outdoors, so your child can enjoy them at home, outside, or on field trips. More than one hundred games that help your child: make eye-contact, stay focused, and strengthen his or her motor skills associate words with objects and improve language and numerical skills learn how to interact with others, how to take turns, and other social skills needed for attending preschool and school. For the hundreds of thousands of children with Autism, Asperger’s, and Sensory Processing Disorders, developmental breakthroughs can come from an unlikely but clinically proven source: play! This fantastic game and activity book is specifically intended for kids on the spectrum and is overflowing with parent-tested and expert-approved ways to help children connect with the world around them. Inventive and practical games and activities stimulate and improve motor functions, social skills, and cognitive development. Parents will have fun and learn, too, as Tara clearly explains how and why the games and activities help their kids. Each game includes a list of necessary supplies and easy-to-follow steps. With a parent’s helping hand, kids on the autism spectrum can engage in play and learn how to: Make eye contact and identify their family members and friends with "People Bingo", Count and improve their tactile sense with "Back Writer", Draw like a master and develop fine motor skills with "Avant Garde Painter". 20111026. sensory impairments. Autism. Special education. Asperger's syndrome. Social skills. http://www.taradelaney.com/books.php