Working with children that have Autism I have always found that they would rather swing the entire recess than play on the playground with their friends. Children with Autism need that sensory of swinging but they aren't going to socialize if that's all they do during recess. So a technique I have found that works is using timers. I usually give my child a choice between two different times that work for me but I let him/her choose between the two. That makes the child feel like they are in control. I would tell him/her FIRST: Swing THEN: Friends. Then I ask them "would you like 4 minutes or 5 minutes". You would think they would always answer with 5 minutes, that's not always the case. This technique works every time with my children because they are prepared to leave after the timer is up. One great thing about the IPhone timer is you can let the child set the sound he/she wants to go off when it is up.
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