Family education also plays a big part in the rehabilitation of autism. There is a lot of material for homeschooling, and there are lessons to be learned everywhere you look! If you as a parent feel that you can’t grasp the skills, then some of the games and activities in life organized by the mother of this child may be able to give you some inspiration! I. Activities to improve language skills 1. Things I like Tuck a few pictures that your child likes into a flipchart. You can let your child choose pictures from a newspaper or magazine. You can look at the flipchart together and name each item, or your child can sit and look through the pictures on his or her own. Develop pre-literacy skills and stimulate creative play activities. 2. Reading time for parents Hold your child on your lap and read to him not from a children’s book, but from what you want to read to him – newspapers, magazines, recipes, letters from friends, etc. Develop literacy skills and promote social skills. 3. Do you see what I see? Play a classic game with your child: “Do you see what I see?” (One person says, “I see something red and big, and the other guesses: “a train, a ball,” etc.) Have the child choose an item and intentionally say a long list of incorrect names for the item before you say the correct answer. Promotes language development, increases vocabulary, and provides problem-solving experience. 4. Empty and Full Put two empty baskets on the floor and some toys in one basket, and tell your child the difference between empty and full. Then pour all the toys from one basket into the other basket and ask the child which one is empty and which one is full. Teach your child to count and introduce the concept of empty and full. Put a “recipe book” next to your child’s cooking toys, a “carpenter’s manual” next to your child’s woodworking toys, and a “playbook” in front of your child’s dressing box. Tell your child that a book for each game will make it more fun to play. Make a special child’s workbook with a collection of sorted pictures. Develop pre-literacy skills, encourage imitation, and provide symbolic training. 6. Rainbow Book Make a rainbow book by putting several sheets of colored art paper in the order of the rainbow colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple) in a flipchart. Write the name of the color on each page and draw the complete rainbow on the last page. Develop pre-literacy skills; develop fine motor skills; introduce the concept of color. 7. Why do you wear this shirt? Develop a habit of telling him why he chose this shirt when putting it on. “Because it’s cold today, so we’re wearing sweaters”, “Because we’re going to a formal party, so we’re wearing this nice shirt” Increase vocabulary and demonstrate cause and effect (linking weather and wearing clothes). 8. It tastes so good! Discuss bananas, peas and apples with your child during lunch. Describe their taste and texture. (For example: sweet and sour, crunchy and soft, etc.) This is a great opportunity to make comparisons and introduce new vocabulary and concepts. Small activities to improve motor skills 1. Climb stairs Help your child go up and down stairs. Many children can go up but can’t come down, so spend some time teaching your child how to climb down the stairs. This activity requires careful supervision. Exercise gross motor skills and promote social skills. 2. Poke holes with your fingers Dig three holes slightly larger than your fingers in a Kleenex box, cover the box, stick your fingers in the holes, and encourage your child to do the same. Develop fine motor skills and self-awareness. 3. Hit the ball game Hang a beach ball from the ceiling with a string at a height that the child can easily reach. Teach the child how to hit the ball. As your child grows older and more proficient, you can raise the ball. You will need to carefully monitor the completion of the game and handle the rope properly. Strengthen fine motor skills and gross motor skills to demonstrate cause and effect. 4. Eating beans Although you want your child to use a spoon when eating, you can give him some beans or corn as a snack during the day and encourage him to grab them with his fingers. Show him how to hold food with his thumb and index finger. Exercise social skills. 5. My hat towards you Sit on the floor face to face with your child, with a hat on your head, give your child one too and show him how to wear it. Now, turn the brim of the hat so that it faces right, left or back, etc. Develop a sense of space, exercise social skills, and teach your child the concept of size and shape. 6. Baby Piggy Find a pig-shaped savings jar and help your child stuff coins into it, first with$1 coins, then with 50 cents coins, and finally with 10 cents coins. Develop fine motor skills and social skills, and teach children the concept of size and shape. 7.Train toys Connect 3 small boxes together with a short wire and attach a longer wire to the first box. Put a stuffed animal toy in each box. Let the child pull this small train, and pay attention to the proper disposal of the string after the game is over. Develop gross motor skills and fine motor skills and stimulate imaginative play. 8.Squeeze the sponge Put 3 sponges in a bucket of water outdoors or on the kitchen floor. When you put the sponges in the water, let your child see how they absorb the water. Then show your child how to squeeze the water out. Repeat this process over and over again. Demonstrate cause and effect and exercise the arm muscles. 9. Walk in a straight line Draw a straight line about 1.5 meters long with chalk on a sidewalk or open space. You first demonstrate how to walk along the line, and then let your child try it. When he is familiar with the skill, draw the line longer and let him try again, and when he can do it well, let him draw a line himself. Train strength and balance and develop fine motor skills. Activities to promote social behavior and emotional development 1. Family Tree Before a family or friend gathering, make a family tree with pictures of all participants. Enhance memory, promote social skills and eliminate unfamiliar anxiety. 2.Cooperate with dressing the wound The child will be upset after the injury, when he needs to use a bandage, give him a favorite stuffed animal on also use one. Helps to regulate emotions and stimulate imaginative play. 3. Bears and obstacles Put an obstacle between your child and you, such as a sofa cushion. Sing “Little Bear Crawls Over the Mountain” while encouraging your child to crawl over the child’s cushion on your side. Promote language development, musical awareness and problem-solving skills. 4, art in the eyes of the child When the child draws his own “art work”, parents should exhibit his work at a height he can appreciate. A low cabinet in the kitchen should be a suitable place because the child can see his own work: you are in and out of here every day, and the drawing can be easily removed. Developing fine motor skills is a perfect model for encouraging and rewarding artistic creativity. 5. Food Art Make your child a teddy bear shaped sandwich with raisins or nuts for eyes and nose. Make lunch happy and fun and stimulate imaginative play. 6. Hugs and kisses When your child is sitting on your lap, give him a warm hug and say the word “hug”; give him a deep kiss and say the word “kiss”. Then do other actions such as “a kiss on the cheek”, “cold” or “a tight hug”. This promotes language development and pro-social skills. 7. My place The child himself likes to have his own safe place. Make a corner in the house, put pillows, children’s favorite toys and books, etc., to make it a “safe haven” for the child. Let him go there at certain moments or quiet times. Training a sense of security and confidence, to promote emotional regulation. 4, to promote intellectual development of small activities 1, trip to the water Find a small pool of water, take off your shoes, walk through the water, hold the child’s hands while you walk, and explain that in the water to lift the foot, step is more difficult than on land. Develop muscle perception, awareness and cause-and-effect perception. 2. Categorize Find a child’s favorite toy, or a stuffed animal, or a small car, and have your child find toys of the same color, size, and texture as it. If possible, put similar things away in a small box. Stimulate imaginative play and develop preschool math and sorting skills. 3. Point to the nose You sit in front of a large dressing mirror, have your child stand in front of you, and you point to your nose and say slowly and clearly, “Nose,” then point to his nose and say it again. Then point to other parts of the face for the expression. When your child starts to get good at it, you make a few mistakes on purpose for him to correct. This will be fun for him. Develop language learning skills and self-awareness. 4. What’s on the line? Use brightly colored yarn to tie toys to your child’s high chair and let them hang down. Encourage your child to pull them up to see what’s on the end of the string. When the child is a little older, ask him what toy he is pulling up before they might see it. Watch for supervision and dispose of the yarn properly when the game is over. Showing a good example of cause and effect can also develop memory. 5. Autumn Leaves If you are fortunate enough to live in a place with four distinct seasons, find a tree near your home and take pictures of how the tree changes during the seasons. In the winter, take out a picture of the summer for comparison; in the summer, take out a picture of the fall for comparison to see how the tree changes throughout the year teaching children cause and effect and strengthening memory. 6. Matching Put pictures of various animals on the wall, and then put all of your child’s stuffed animal toys under the picture and have him match the pictures with the toys. Put the teddy bear under the grizzly bear, put the toy elephant under the elephant, etc. See which picture has the most stuffed animal toys under it to train differentiation, counting, and sorting skills. 7. Page after page Find a flipchart and glue a picture on each page. When asking your child what to put on the first page, suggest a picture of a horse, then sit with your child and cut out pictures of horses from newspapers and magazines and stick them on. The next day do something else, such as stick a cloud, a mountain, a bicycle, etc. Eventually you and your child will have a book that you can enjoy for months. Develop sorting skills, add new vocabulary, and inspire creative play in your child. 8. Animal crackers Grab a handful of animal crackers and place them on a plate and help your child divide them into piles according to their animal shape. For example, lions, tigers, bears, etc. At the end, count which animal is the most numerous. Develop sorting and counting skills and stimulate imaginative play. Conclusion: Details determine success or failure, life is full of material you can use, as a parent you just pay attention, you will give your child a lot of room for improvement!