Part 2 – Why ‘Play’ is SO Important for Children With Autism
Last week I promised to do Part 2 of Why Play is SO Important for Children with Autism. (If you missed Part 1 you can find it here).
But the thing is, we decided to try video blogging, which I’m really excited about! However it took us much longer than expected to get Part 2 ready.
So anyway, I’m sorry it’s late, but here it is as promised…
Part 2 in shiny new video format!
The first video below looks at the importance of stage 3 of play development – Imaginary Play, while the second video gives you some great tips on how to use Imaginary Play to help your child (or those children that you treat).
Stage 3 – What is Imaginary Play? (18 min)
Tips on How to use Imaginary Play to Help Your Child (10 min)
I’m excited about creating my weekly tips on video because it will just bring everything to life! And now instead of reading through long pages of text, you will be able to see and hear me in person, which I hope you will find far more personable and easy to digest and no doubt sometimes even a little entertaining. 
But as with anything new…
I’d really love to get your thoughts on the new video format.
Do you like it? Did the video play ok for you? Should I do more videos or stick with good old text and links??
Either way, please have your say and let us know so we can keep producing more of what you like, how you like it.
Till next week
Monique
P.S: If you have any thoughts or stories to share about this week’s article please leave your comments in the box provided below.
Thanks for the very useful tips, Monique. The video format is great. Look forward to more.
Excellent. Glad you liked it!
Thanks, Monique. The videos were good. It would be useful, I think, to have a note of the time they’re going to run ( it takes longer to watch than read the equivalent text?) and to supplement them with an aide memoire of the key points that flashed up on the screen.
Hi Mary. Yes you’re right. It would be very helpful to know how long the videos go for. We’ll make sure to include that for future videos and yes, a bullet point summary for long videos would also be a good idea. Thanks for your feedback.
Dear Monique,
thank you so much for the valuable tips of today. In fact many parents come to me and ask about how they can stop their Child with autism from moving the cars in steryotype repeatitive manner. Tody I found the solution on your video. Thank you again
Its excellant and informative, better than reading for me.
THANKS ONCE AGAIN ,I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF PUTTING EVERYTHING ON THE VIDEO INSTEAD OF WRITING.ITS MORE INFORMATIVE WITH VISUAL CLUES.MY SON IS 12 YEARS OLD AND HIS ONE AND THE ONLY FAVOURITE TOY IS HOLEPUNCHER.SO TO ENTER IN HIS WORLD I STARTED PLAYING WITH HIS WHOLE HEAP OF HOLEPUNCHERS WITH HIM ON THE FLOOR , WE STARTED OF SHAKING AND BANGING THEM AS MY SON HAS BEEN PLAYING WITH THEM .BUT NOW THAT HE IS HAPPY WITH ME IN HIS LITTLE WORLD ,WE USE THE HOLEPUNCTURES TO FORM DIFFERENT SHAPES AND IT COULD BE A PLANE OR A TRAIN AND THEN I MAKE NOISES THAT GO WITH THE PLAIN OR TRAIN .IT SEEMS LIKE HE STARTED TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE PLAY I AM BRINGING IN TO HIS WORLD .NEXT I AM THINKING OF ADDING PICTURES TO THE SOUNDS AND SHAPES ,AND HOPE HE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP.
A BIG THANKS TO YOU MONIQUE FOR ALL THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE YOU SHARE WITH US
NAVI
Great stuff on autism looking forward to more. I am promoting global awareness for autism on my blog. http://curtishealthyliving.wordpress.com/ Thanks Curtis Maybin
We struggled with our Autistic child until we were able to get him on a strict Gluten Free Diet. That was not very easy as the choices are limited and do not taste all that great. However we found a company called Hope Food Sciences and found some delicious items that have made it much easier.
It’s really hard to deal with autistic child. You should be patient and determined to raise them well. They need love and attention. It’s nice to know that you’ve shared some tips here. I will try to incorporate more play in my child’s daily activities and see if he improves. Thanks!
More care, patience and undying love is all it takes to handle autistic child. They are unique in their very own way and as parents its on us on how we can help let them go out of their shell with lots of improvements that we just can’t barely imagine. Thanks for this blog..everybody is learning.
Well, yes I prefer video. I mean, you can show a lot of stuff when doing videos while if you gonna write it, it would take a long post and some people doesn’t like to read.