Ep. 113 My Top 3 Activities for Autistic Toddlers & Preschoolers
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What is the purpose of this episode and who is it for?
Hello, everyone. Today is going to be so much fun because we are talking about my favorite age groups, okay? Tell me if you are here live. Tell me in the chat if you also love children five and under. So today we are talking about my favorite activities for toddlers and preschoolers. Of course, these can be used for older kids too. It's not exclusive to toddlers and preschoolers, but these are just some of my go-to activities. If I had to choose three activities, to do with my kids in sessions, I could probably do many, many sessions for a very long time just with these three activities. So if you are in your sessions, and you feel like you're getting bored or you just need inspiration, then this episode's gonna be great for you.
I think that's just one of the hardest things as therapists is when we get bored. We know that kids benefit from repetition, kids benefit from familiarity, but it's us, the ones who oftentimes are getting bored. And what's really awesome about these activities I'm gonna be sharing is that they are flexible. So they are basically built on a routine each of them, but they're very flexible in how you do the routine and what kind of toys or other tools that you want to bring into these routines. So it's a really great combination of, I was thinking of crazy, stupid love, the movie, the perfect combination of sexy and cute. These are the perfect combination of routines that are familiar, but in a way that they, but you could do them in a way that is flexible.
Okay. Perfect combination between familiar and flexible. So what else we're going to be talking about is kind of more of what a basic level of this activity would look like. And then with that next level 2.0 version might look like more complex version or what you can do to move into make the activity a little bit longer for kids where you want to make it a little bit longer. So these videos that I am, sorry, these activities I am describing, we have all of these things on video in our brand new neuro firm video library, which we are officially releasing right now. Okay. So if you have not, looked at it yet you can log on if you're a member of the academy and you can see it now and if you are not you can enroll in the academy and you will get access to this video library i will be sharing more about what that is but if you want ideas for therapy and the things i'm describing stuff like i'm talking about today you want to actually see it in action that is what the video library is for is for being able to come get inspiration see activities what they look like in action and then
You get to see what materials we needed. We're giving you the links. If it's stuff that you want to get yourself, then we are describing to you what our goals are in these videos. And we are also going through a therapist self-reflection. So I always like when I look back at videos, there's always thoughts that come up in my head like, oh, I really liked this, but this could have gone better or I want to change this for next time. And I just wanted to include that in the video library so that when you guys are watching these videos of of me and a child or a therapist and a child that you're seeing, oh, this is what was going on in the therapist's head. And this is how they felt about that activity. Okay.
So the neuro firm video library is officially released. And again, if you want to see these activities that I'm about to describe, go check out the video library because we've got them all in there. And I'll let you know as we go through what is in the library as well. Okay, so the first activity I am going to share, you're probably gonna be like, well, duh, of course. Okay, but I'm gonna tell you why this is something that should not be missed. And this is activity number one, A hello song, okay? The reason I love a hello song, I've actually done an entire episode on hello songs because that is how much I love them. And it's because a hello song gives us familiarity. It gives us routine, but it also allows us to give kids the sensory input they need to be regulated from the very beginning of sessions.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of this episode and who is it for?
0:09–4:51
2
Why are flexible, routine‑based activities important for autistic toddlers and preschoolers?
4:51–9:54
3
How can a hello song be used to support regulation and engagement at the start of a session?
9:54–13:54
4
What are the steps for creating a 2.0 version of the hello song with favorite characters?
13:54–17:45
5
How does pairing nursery rhymes with a felt board add sensory input and language practice?
17:45–22:06
6
What are the variations of the felt‑board activity for different skill levels?
22:06–25:55
7
How can a collapsible tunnel obstacle course be adapted for language, choice, and motor goals?
25:55–29:40
8
What resources does the NeuroAffirm Academy video library provide for therapists?
29:40–32:59
Speakers
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