Lots of kids like video games, but new research suggests that for those with autism, play can be problematic. In a study looking at 169 boys with autism ages 8 to 18, researchers found that playing ...

(CBS DETROIT) - It may appear that you're in a magical place where kids can come and have a great time when you enter The Autism and Special Needs Play Place. The place is magical, a place where those ...

Inclusive play transforms toys into access points for learning, confidence, and connection—at every age and ability level.

Making play sets more interactive and giving children with autism greater opportunities to control and add content of their own to the game could improve cooperative play with other children as well ...

A few weeks ago, my son’s classmate taught him how to “play Spiderman.” The conversation began when the classmate told his mother that my son didn’t know how to play the game. In response, the mother ...

In 2008, a husband and wife combined their passions by forming a non-profit organization that helps promote the game of tennis and includes autistic children. Richard Spurling, the founder of ACEing ...

'Integrated Play Groups,' which focus on collaborative rather than adult-directed play, are successful in teaching children with autism the skills needed to engage in symbolic play and to interact ...

Play is an important part of development. Research has repeatedly shown the vital role it has in promoting healthy physical, mental and social skills. Playing doesn’t always come easily to all ...

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Mickey Rowe is an actor you'll want to see this fall at Indiana Repertory Theatre. He's starring in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," the 2003 novel-turned-Broadway hit. It runs ...