Autism Activities to Improve Sensory Motor Skills
February 5, 2009
Sensory integration among children with autism is a complex series of brain signals and connections. Children with autism experience smells, touches, tastes, sights, and gravity differently than most children.
Improvements can be achieved through teaching and playing with motor skill enhancing activities.
PLAYING FINGER PAINTING
This children’s messy favorite is an wonderful opportunity for improving motor sensory skills while having lots of fun. If the squishy feeling of the finger paint doesn’t feel good to your child try experimenting with paints and materials of different viscosity and texture. A couple of options include bath gel, shaving cream, pudding, and of course finger paint. Most children will find something here they enjoy, it doesn’t matter if they are living with autism, ADHD or have a low attention span. Just try a variety of things and then you should find something they like doing.
If your autistic child is unable to enjoy finger painting due to highly sensitive hands try painting with feet, toes, and elbows.
PLAYING SIMON-SAYS AND FOLLOW THE LEADER GAMES
Children can improve their sensory skills through imitation, so what better way than by playing Simon-Says and Follow the Leader? These games provide constant sensory information to your child’s brain, and the more body parts moving in an activity the better.
SPINNING AND SWINGING
Many children love spinning and swinging, and autistic children are no different.
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