Playing with Your Child with ASD

Use these practical tips to make playtime with your child with ASD enjoyable for everyone!

• Try to have 5-10 minutes each day set aside for play.
• Sit at your child’s level (e.g., on the floor).
• Talk about what your child is doing in short and simple words or sentences.
• Use the child’s name at the end of a sentence.
• Tell your child the names of objects instead of asking him or her to label them.
• Slow down your rate of speech and vary your volume and pitch in a sing-song way.
• Try to avoid saying no.
• Praise your child lavishly, using facial expressions, hugs, and tickles.