The BEST Autism Toys, and How to Use Them

Dr. Mary Barbera discusses the best autism toys and how to use them. 👉👉 Parents and professionals: learn how to turn autism or early signs around with Dr. Mary Barbera’s proven resources: https://bit.ly/4iwyKEH 👈👈 Today Kelsey and I talk about a frequently asked question: What are the best toys for my autistic child? We go into some great toys as well as strategic ways to structure play to build joint attention as well as language and social skills. As always, start with assessment. Play and social skills are built-in pieces of our digital assessment, but you don't have to stop there. A great way to assess your child is through observation. What kinds of leisure activities bring them joy? What activities are they drawn to? Dumping? Sorting? Peekaboo? You can pick toys and tailor joint activities to match up with these already preferred methods of play to make them engaging and language rich. Toys like potato heads, modified shoebox games, inset puzzles, magna doodles, and fake food are ones that you can make more fun with adult involvement. 🔔 Subscribe for more #parenting videos: http://bit.ly/41c1tae 📝 Take the Barbera Early Childhood Assessment (BECA)™️ to find your starting point: https://marybarbera.com/assessment/?u... 📖 Get the free book resources here: https://marybarbera.com/new-book/?utm... 📚 Online toddler and school age courses: https://bit.ly/41Gir1m 💬 Subscribe on Facebook for more free resources: https://bit.ly/3tq3u6T 🎙️ Get this episode’s show notes here: https://bit.ly/3pqBn5q If you enjoyed this video about autism toys, be sure to subscribe to the channel, like this video and visit my website below. If you have more questions, leave them down in the comments section, and I will do my best to answer you. Thanks for watching today's video on autism and let's #turnautismaround together! Interested in learning more about teaching a child with autism, special needs parenting, or other autism and special needs topics in the mental health in children niche? 🌐 Visit My Website: https://bit.ly/440rSbX 📧 Contact Us: [email protected] You can also connect with us on other socials: 👉 Facebook: https://bit.ly/3XSVK6n 👉 TikTok: http://bit.ly/3m0Qbpl 👉 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3kk5KI3 👉 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3EybXHc 👉 Pinterest: http://bit.ly/3lYRODX 👉 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3KwIgtX 🧩 About Mary Barbera 👩⚕️ I'm Dr. Mary Barbera and I fell into the autism world more than two decades ago when my first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Since then, I became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Host of the Turn Autism Around podcast (with more than 1 million downloads), and best-selling author of two books (including my newest book Turn Autism Around: An Action Guide for Parents of Young Children with Early Signs of Autism). In addition to free content, I post daily across YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. I also offer two online courses for parents and professionals: The Toddler/Preschooler course to help young children ages 1-5 showing signs of autism (with or without a diagnosis) and the Verbal Behavior Bundle course to help kids over the age of 6! Behavior Analyst BACB CEUs and Early Intervention contact hours are also included for professionals. Whether you have a toddler showing signs of autism or you're a parent or professional helping an autistic child, I encourage you to subscribe to the Turn Autism Around YT channel and join me for videos almost every day that will help you increase talking, decrease tantrums, and improve eating, sleeping, and potty training! #ABA #Autism