Mom-made toys

A project by plan toys based in thailand.

Auti: teaching children with Autism Positiv Play

"Autistic children find it difficult to play," said designer Helen Andreae, who developed Auti through an industrial design paper at Victoria University in the final year of her Honours degree last year under the supervision of lecturers Tim Miller and Edgar Rodríguez Ramírez.

Auti is a responsive, mechanised toy designed especially for autistic children six months and up has been created to teach positive play behaviours. The toy develops speaking, touching, and collaborating skills. It shuts down in response to any negative behaviour such as hitting or screaming, but quickly responds to the slightest positive interaction such as speaking gently or stroking. Each sensor can be adjusted to respond appropriately to a child's individual characteristics.

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Autism Games

A great site with a variety of simple games with easily available objects. The categorisation is great for understanding the benefit of the activities.

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Toy Target Skills

The Toy Videos

Toy No. 1

OPEN  and the lights blink.

TILT and the light flow in the direction of the tilt.

PAT and the lights blink.

Toy No. 2

STRETCH away from each other and the light glow mildly.

MOVE towards each and the lights blink quickly.

TOUCH hands and the toy vibrates.

Toy No. 3

When the toy is right side up. 

CLAP/ tap/ shout and the lights blink.

When the toy is Upside Down.

BEND the finds and the toy plays notes. Both fins have to be bent at the same time in order to sound. 

MOVE the handle from one extreme to the other changes the pitch( higher-lower) of the notes produced when both fins are bent.

Orientation

Touch