You don't want to miss today's episode about pretend play. We'll start by summarizing the stages of play that we covered in the last several episodes. Exploratory play, one-step functional play, and two-step functional play are leading children on the path to pretend play! Now, let's chat about how we can nurture pretend play with our autistic child or students. See you inside the show!

Topics Discussed:

• Exploratory play

• Functional play

• Pretend play

• Using visual supports for play

Links Mentioned In This Episode About Visual Supports:

• Exploratory Toys List On Amazon

• Functional Play Toys List On Amazon

• Episodes 10, 11, 36 & 37

• Mini-Trampoline Toy

• Playmobile Playground Toy

• Fisher Price Playground Set

• Pretend Play Toys Amazon List

• Themed Play Visual Supports

• Put Pretending Into Your Child's Play Booklet

• The Hanen Centre

Other Links You May Be Interested In:

• Autism Little Learners on Instagram

• Autism Little Learners on Facebook

You can also join my free Visual Supports Facebook Group to "hang out" with like minded educators and parents who want to take action and implement visuals at home or at school.

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