Research Bulletin 24: Social and Leisure Skills
05/03/2021
This week the Centre has provided ideas for physical activity to ensure it is included as part of a healthy routine.
Play and Sport
04/03/2021
Continuing this month’s theme of creating Healthy Routines, today’s resources will help to integrate play and physical activity into a regular routine.
Board Game
30/12/2020
Christmas holidays are often a popular time for board games, and they are a great way of teaching skills such as turn taking and coping with losing, as well as academic skills such...
How to write a social narrative: it's OK not to win!
21/10/2020
Today’s resource teaches 2 skills in 1 resource!
Lego Secret Codes
09/08/2020
Children and young people with autism can be particularly motivated by Lego and so may enjoy this activity where they can create their own codes using specific pieces of Lego for e...
How to make a kaleidoscope
02/08/2020
This video link on how to make a kaleidoscope may appeal to autistic children and young people due to its visual nature and the visual-sensory element of the kaleidoscope when made...
CSI FingerPront
28/07/2020
Today's resource is an idea we are sharing from the National Council of Special Education Ireland. This activity requires minimal resources and may offer hours fun for a child o...
Monkey and Bananas Shoebox Task
18/07/2020
The use of structure can help to make tasks more easily achievable for the learner. Structure informs the learner of where to start, what to do and when the task will be finished....
Podcast Peter Vermeulen Promoting Leisure Fun and Happiness
10/07/2020
In this week’s podcast Dr Peter Vermeulen highlights the importance of being happy and discusses with Middletown’s Dr Fiona McCaffrey how we, as parents and professionals, can help...
Taking Care of my Baby Doll
07/07/2020
Pretend play may be difficult for some children with autism. Initiating and having an idea of what to do and how to use toys is abstract. Here is an example of introducing pr...
Structured Colouring
05/07/2020
Structure and order are often sought out by autistic people.
Lego Fun
08/06/2020
Structure and order are often sought out by autistic people.
Shadow Drawing
07/06/2020
This is a simple sunny day activity .
It’s OK Not To Win – Social Story
22/05/2020
During the Q&A at the end of our webinar with Jed Baker, he reminded us that it can take up to a month to learn the skill of losing graciously.
Bingo
26/04/2020
Building on this week’s play and leisure webinars here are ready-made bingo cards with themes: Unicorns, Space, Dinosaurs, and Transport.
Make your Own Quiz.
25/04/2020
Following on from this week’s webinars on play and leisure,
Turn Taking
24/04/2020
Play and leisure often offer opportunities for the child or young person to learn and practise important life skills.
Drawing Activity
21/03/2020
Draw With Alan - Step-By-Step Drawing for Kids!