Toys R Us Steps Into the Autism Spotlight
Toys R Us launches site to better help parents select the right toys for their child's needs.
One of the first things that we buy for a child is a toy. It’s pretty safe to say that all children love toys. From a few months old, to the pre-teen years, there is a wide span of time that children enjoy playing with toys. The only thing that changes is their specific interest and choice of play-toy. While some children enjoy hands on toys, others enjoy toys that give more of a mental workout. It all solely depends on their personal needs. This has become particularly true in the world of Autism.
Autistic children love toys as much as the next child. The challenge arises when we try to determine which toys are most beneficial to them. The amount of benefit that the child gets is solely based on their needs and specific symptoms of Autism. Just as all children have different symptoms, all toys have different target areas based on these symptoms.
That being said, how does a parent or caretaker know which toys are which, and what toys will give the most benefit to their child or loved-one?
There are quite a few sites that come up in a Google search that suggest toys for different needs. Toys R Us launched a site feature (found here:) that focuses primarily on toys for children with special needs. The toys, called “differently abled toys” are categorized into groups based on which area or motor skill the toy is specifically targeted toward. Among the categories are auditory, creativity, fine motor, social skills and self esteem.
It is important to allow children to sample a few different toys to see which they enjoy playing with. This in conjunction with functionality and focus on specific skill development will spell success for your child.
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February 9th, 2010 at 2:15 am
hi Dr
hope you are fine and enjoying good health.nice to read about the artcle related to toys for autistic children.please let me know from do i get toys especially made for autistic children. please reply on my email adress
February 9th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
I am a mother of my butiful doughter who has Autism and servere learning after doing Biomedical Tretment and HBOT and Audirtery Intergration, I find my doughter is doing so much better she still stims a lot and can only say the odd word. I beliave the more we do diffrent therapey the better it will be even if we see only smole progress. I hsve recentley few months ago I have at home a Valkion Machine its for Autism single Oxgen valkion its breathing air from filtered woter, and this is another toll to help my doughter. I olso use Huston Enzemes Trienza which slowley I can see some progress for my doughter. I would love some day own my own Portable Oxgen Chamber its a lot of money, is eny one out there who has a second hand or benad new oxgen portable oxgen tank that could one day maybe sell it for good price, or rent them out I would love to hear from enyone who has acsess to this kind of fisality I would like them to Email me at madliset@hotmail.com thank you Rosetta.
February 10th, 2010 at 5:37 am
where we can find such toy we are living in lebanon
February 10th, 2010 at 9:53 am
Dear all, to get these toys like I said before you could start by checking out the website at http://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2257815 and pick the skills you want to develop for your kids.
February 10th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Hi Helmi, ToysRUs has a website in UK also http://www.toysrus.co.uk.
February 10th, 2010 at 9:56 am
Dear Mrs. Liset, Have you checked out our rental HBOT at: http://www.newautismcure.com/hbot/