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Educating in creativity means developing people with a vision for the future, initiative, and confidence, ready to face any obstacle in everyday life. As is well known, children are natural innovators with powerful imaginations. And creativity offers a host of intellectual, emotional, and even health benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study<\/a> found that children's imagination helped them cope better with grief. Creativity also helps children gain more confidence, develop social skills, and learn better. But what happens to these children when areas as important to creativity as symbolic play, theory of mind, and language are so severely affected? Below, we share some recommendations for boosting the creativity of children with autism. 
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Socio-motor games <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You won't need any props for these types of activities. They involve encouraging anticipation and repetition with games like "Tag" or "Duck, Duck, Goose!" They can be modified into simple games like spinning, hopping, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imitation games <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These can be movements like clapping, stomping, vocal sounds, objects, etc. Pretend play can be a great way to engage with your child's interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Functional games <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchen spatulas, toy tools, miniature food, doll clothes, cars, and trains are all functional play objects. Depending on your child's level of autism, your child may use a few materials. My advice is that it may be helpful to create play scripts that represent a particular story. Language in this type of play is very important. You have to adapt it and speak in a simple way. Keep in mind that you can add keywords or vocabulary to aid language development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cause and effect game <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example of this would be toys where pressing a button makes a sound or a light appears. You can also use games where you have to match pieces. This type of game allows us to work on frustration levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visuospatial games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puzzles and Legos are some of the types of games that fall into this category. You'll need to show your child where the pieces fit together. Tip: Always reinforce them. It doesn't matter if they get it right or wrong. The important thing is that they try. Say, "Okay," "Okay, let's try again."<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensory and creative games for children with autism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These games are made with materials that create enjoyable sessions (sand, modeling clay, watercolors, finger paints, papers with different textures, etc.). These types of games are very popular with children with autism; they love them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To plan the activity, you need to know if your child likes books, their comprehension skills, their interests, and the types of drawings that make sense to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n