Playing with toys.... | Autism PDD

You might be interested in this description of the 10 stages of play that a child normally goes through by age 5.

http://www.autismteachingtools.com/page/bbbbfg/bbbbtj

Good luck with everything.

Norway Mom,
That was a very good link. I don t know how you find them, but you 're
good.

Paws1129- The gold standard of ABA is 25 hours. Look for Verbal Behavior/
ABA it did wonders for my sons language. My son always did better with
physical play and social engagement. His language too was his biggest
deficit. He had about 2 words at 2.5yrs. With ABA (25+) he improved
dramatically.paws1129,
Your son likes being read to, that is a good sign. The more hours of ABA
that you can get, the better. AT the beginning we used to set up stations
that our son would have to transition to. These stations were not open
ended. (example wooden puzzle shapes, stacking ring, ) As he got better
with that we taught him play scenarios "This car goes fast" verbal as he
pushes a car. Megablocks used to make a whole bunch of farm/car theme
toys. I just get on the floor and do a lot of action moves with the toys as
well. You may even have a car or another toy help read a book to him. It did
not come naturally to our son, but he did learn. Yours will too. Good Luck.Kathy,
I think your board name is funny because I have a sister Kathy and her last name starts with a K. 

Binky does a lot of things around our house.  His stuffed Elmo gets it, it goes down the slide but I never thought to use it to read to ds.  Right now one of his ABA programs is pointing to things in a book and hitting the drum.  He is doing better with the pointing than the drum but his interest is there. 
Thanks

Hi there- my son never regressed but he really didnt show much of an interest in toys until a few months ago. Hes just now starting to pretend play a bit, not necessarily acting out scenes but will at least play with the toys appropriately. I do believe that ABA has programs around this, you should talk to your BCBA. I think as his language and skills increase, so will his desire to connect with his toys again.

Kathy,
Thanks so much for the reply.  Right now ds has 7.5 hours a week of ABA (trying to get 10 out of EI) and I try to do one hour each day with him.  He started the beginning of April and he is progressing slowly.  He does well one day and the next not so good.  It is so frustrating to see him struggle so much. 
Thanks again for the support and encouragement.  We will keep plugging awaya

Sarah had to learn playskills too, she lacked not only imagination but motivation as well.  We did ABA pretty much the same as Kathy and she had to be taught theme by theme..start small with cars..then trains and move on to farm animals and cars or school house and trains..build on each skill and model all the words and actions for him.  Sarah was 3 when we started ABA and didnt get into playing with toys or pretend a full year or later..we had to teach it step by step:) She was very resisitant at first and took many rewards probably weeks to get through one play program so dont give up if he is resistant..its normal:) Best of luck!

ps. I would of loved to read to Sarah but she refused to let me..I would use his attention in this area to teach him skills too~social books, academics, play..ect

My ds is 26 months (PDD-NOS) and does not play with any toys. He does however hide his beloved binky in the ball pit and behind his Elmo chair.  Whenever we try to play with something he can't sit still long enough to get started.  He is also non-verbal but beginning to learn some signs and his eye contact is getting much better.  Since Feb he has been on seizure meds and until about the middle of April he would at least play with the pop-n-pal toys and his ring stack and walk around ringing his bells. He always loved to be read too and would turn the pages at approprate times.  He stopped doing this in the middle of May. My two questions are Do you think he will every start playing again and have any of you had this problem.  He loves rough and tumble play, bouncing on the ball, being sung to, and being read to but not turning the pages if he is sitting on your lap he will put both of his hands behind his head. 
Thanks   paws112939286.6678125 My son used to stim with toys when he was two. He had to be taught to
play with toys in an appropriate manner.   AT five, he now reads books,play
with cars, takes turns playing games. He had 1:1 ABA therapy and that has
made the difference. I do think that appropriate independent play skills
were much harder for my son to learn than group play.
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