How Can Toys Help Teach Children with Learning Disabilities?
While they are fun, toys can also be educational and help your child develop. There are toys specifically designed to promote development goals for children with autism or other learning disabilities like dyslexia. From sensory toys like sensory mats and pin artboards, to fidget spinners for children with attention-deficit-disorder (ADD), there are a number of toys out there designed to engage your child, so they feel like they’re playing rather than working on developing skills.
For example, there are toys that have unique shapes and physical designs to accommodate children who need to develop tactile and motor-sensory skills. Sensory toys engage with children who have autism providing the right level of stimulation no matter where on the spectrum the child is. Other toys are meant to hold and increase attention spans, help children communicate, relax, increase sensory awareness, stimulate creativity, improve visual-spatial skills, and much more.