Target Play Skills
What to consider when considering activities for focusing on play skills with a child.
What is a child's preferences and special interests.
When a child learns an item is present even when he can't see it.
What is object permanence.
When receptive delays are most often overlooked in a child with ASD.
What is when a child with ASD is verbal.
The process that we all use to learn just about anything, including how to talk.
What is imitation.
The number of hours a newborn sleeps each day. (range)
What is 15 to 16 hours.
What toddlers with autism struggle with that makes learning to play with toys difficult.
What is imitation.
The stage of play where a child learns to try new actions to get his desired result.
What is learning to solve simple problems.
The reason why understanding early words and following simple directions is important for language to develop.
What is a child must understand words before he can use those words to communicate.
What a child should learn to imitate first.
What is learning to imitate actions with objects.
The age of the oldest woman who gave birth.
What is 74 years old.
What direct teaching for children with autism involves.
What is "Tell him, show him, help him and provide repetition."
The stage of play where a child now includes more objects in play with elaborate themes.
What is expanding play routines.
How to determine what words one should teach to a child to understand first?
What is pay attention to what comes up during a child's everyday life and use those activities to decide which words should be taught first.
When a child repeats something you've worked on, but not until hours or days later.
What is "delayed imitation."
The body part that babies are born without.
What are kneecaps.
The stage of play where a child begins to use one toy to represent something else during play based on familiar, everyday activities a child performs.
What is symbolic play.
What is start at the lowest state where play skills begin to emerge.
The type of language that includes concepts like shapes, colors, letters and numbers.
What is "academic language."
What you can try if you're having trouble getting a child to imitate you.
What is "reciprocal imitation."
The number of bones a baby is born with.
What is 300. (standard adult skeleton contains 206 bones.)
An activity where a child learns to take a toy apart rather than put it together.
What is deconstruction.
What it means when a child plays appropriately with a variety of familiar toys and is moving through all the stages of play at the same rate or at a higher level than her language skills.
What is a child is ready to move on to a new focus.
Asking a child to do this ensures that the child understands how to follow directions.
What is "Do her part."
The biggest requirement for a verbal routine to be successful.
What is time.
The record number of teeth a baby was born with.
What is 12.