Tips on Choosing Toys for Children With Special Needs

The choice of toys for children can be very difficult, as we all know. We have time to be after the transition to a source of joy, but seeing how easy it is, the target is missed. The recipients of maturity both physically and intellectually, are to be considered is the safety and interests are, especially if the recipient has special needs.

The holiday season is a time of year when looking for a great number of people for gifts for children with special needs. Parents aresee which games are appropriate without great difficulty, but it may develop guidelines Who are some of the many relatives and friends would be welcome.

We must recognize the role of play in the life of a child. Years ago, my adult children were playing in our yard in Nigeria. A woman passing by the noise, he stopped and stared for a moment, then turned to me and said: "Play is work for children." Apparently it was a person of great intuition and understanding.

Play provides young peopleChildren learn and mature, emotional, mental and social well physically. Toys can improve problem solving skills or to encourage the game to the next level. Some toys encourage exercise and exploration, such as climbing and ' riding toys. These physical activity to develop strong muscles for walking, running and sports.

Other toys such as rattles, puppets and musical toys are the development of motor skills and manual skills and increaseFreedom of movement. Games and role playing to encourage children to take joint and through these activities they learn cooperation and exchange of play. Two very important skills to build friendships.

Still other toys to help things move more aware of people, places, e. Dolls, soft toys, dolls, doll houses and cars have a role. The latter two are excellent opportunities for children with special needs in order to introduce the various aspects of daily life andthe work people do at home and at work.

Note: When choosing a toy for a child with special needs, the following factors carefully:

E 'safe for the child's mental age, well built and durable?

It 'attractive and interesting for the child

It is right that the child physical skills?

It 'should the child's mental development and social? The toy should not be

Being frail or fragile. Were toxic materials

Votessharp edges or points.

So small it can get stuck in windpipe, ears or nose. Remember that some children with special needs to explore objects from the "mouth" of them.

They have small removable parts.

Not all Parties, the toes or catch hair could catch on. Have been put together with pins exposed, sham-wire or nails.

The electrical equipment must be followed closely, unless supervised by an adult.

These are all important aspects in producing aChoice.

Toys fall into several categories, including:

Active role

Push and Pull Toys

Ride-On Toys

Outdoor and fitness equipment

Sports

Manipulative PLAY

Construction Toys

Puzzle

Pattern construction toys

Dressing, lacing and stringing Toys

Sand and Water Play Toys.

Make-Believe PLAY

Dolls

Stuffed toys

Puppets

Role playingMaterials

Play Scene

Transportation Toys

projectile toys such as toy guns, bows and arrows

Creative Play

Musical Instruments

Arts and crafts materials

audio-visual equipment

Learn to Play

Games

Specific skills development toy

Books

It can be very difficult choosing toys for autism and other gifts for children with sensory processing and perception disorders such as ADD, ADHD and Asperger syndrome. They tend to"Under-sensitive" by feel. They need intensive experience touch, texture, smell, sound, pressure, speed, and with Sensory Processing Disorders balance.Children love sound effects, always pressing the buttons to hear the sound effects and over again. You can over-excited and do not vanish.

Puppets help children discover the meaning of words and images. Talk to look through a puppet and catchy as emerge.Children communication, eye contact and emotionwith autism need a lot of help from the stereotyped repetitive play in the progress that has been created and developed by their imagination. role-playing game developed often as others, to show them how to play to imitate.

Here are some tips toy;

bean bags, barrels

Balance beams, tunnels, tents, ladders

Rocker boards, sit-n-Spin, rocking horse

tactile flash cards, chewable toys, books, foam structure effect, puzzle

SillyPutty, Playdough, Brushes

Musical Instruments

Pencil Grips, Vibrating Pens

Heavy Stuffed Animals

Body Sox, weighted Blankets, Lap Pads

Therapy Balls, Balls with Texture, Bean Bags to toss

Wings, Slide, Trampoline, Hammock. Scooters, Sand Box

Aromatherapy Diffuser, Lava Lamp, Massagers

THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED CHILD WOULD BENEFIT FROM TOYS SUCH AS:

Overhead Gym

Word, Sound and Music-Makers

Toys with realistic sounds and figures

Toys that move when touched

Mirrored toys

Toys with high contrast colors, patterns or lights

Toys that magnify

Textured Surfaces which feel different

Toys with different areas, e.g dials, buttons, knobs

THE HEARING IMPAIRED CHILD WILL BENEFIT AND HOPEFULLY ENJOY TOYS WHICH:

Combine auditory feedback with visual, touch and movement sensations

Toys with high-pitched or low base sounds

Toys with a volume control

Toys that are visually interesting and/or offer different sound feedback

Toy parts that visually direct a child to the ways they can be used

Toys with realistic actions figures and sounds.

CHILDREN WHO HAVE TROUBLE MANIPULATING OBJECTS NEED

Toys with knobs, levers, buttons, switches and holes for exploring and manipulating

Toys that encourage exploration of visual details and textures

Toys that respond to manipulation with visual and or sound feedback

Toys that require little pressure or accuracy to manipulate or activate.

Toys with multiple access areas that result in different things happening.

Toys do not necessarily have to be bought from companies which specialize in special needs requirements. Many similar items can be bought cheaper from high street stores. Ordinary toys can be adapted with a little ingenuity. As one wise mother wrote "The best gifts are of the heart, which means a gift of time. Record your voice or a familiar voice reading a favorite book" But whatever present you give, give it with love!