Table of Contents
Foreword by Tracy Turner-Bumberry xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
1 Treatment Considerations 1
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities 1
Relationship Development and Rapport 3
Treatment Planning and Goal Setting 3
Creating Developmental Disorder Interventions 4
2 Implementing Directive Play-Based Interventions 7
The Power of Play 7
Practitioner Role and Level of Involvement 8
Psychoeducational Model 9
Parental Involvement 9
3 Primary Target Areas 11
Emotional Regulation 11
Social Skills and Functioning 12
Connection and Relationship Development 14
Additional Services and Support 15
Helpful Resources 16
4 Emotional Regulation Interventions 17
Emotional Regulation 17
Feelings Pick-Up Sticks 18
Feelings Beach Ball 20
LEGO Emotion House 22
Construction Feeling Faces 24
Bean Bag Toss 26
Feelings Spinner Game 28
Draw My Feelings Face 30
Heart Farts 32
Home and School 34
Feelings Don't Break the Ice 36
Happy Me, Sad Me 38
Emotion Mane 40
Angry Yes, Calm Yes 42
Feelings Card Sort 44
Feelings Quiz 45
Write a Feelings Story 46
Feeling Fortune Tellers 48
Feelings Puzzle 50
Paint Swatch Degrees of Feelings 52
Paper Feeling Balloons 54
Feeling List Stop Game 56
Spon-Play Ity 58
Anxiety Buster Toolbox 59
Anxiety Mometer 60
Calm Down Postcards 62
The Always Changing Picture 64
5 Social Skills Interventions 65
Social Skills 65
Friend Collage 66
Social Scales 68
Social Skills Puzzle 70
Let's Practice Conversation 72
Candy Questions 73
Friend Mapping 74
What Am I? 76
Stepping Stones 78
Symbolic Play Time 80
Paper Friend 81
Instruction Puzzle 83
Bully in the Way 85
Social Media 87
I'm Going 88
Interview Me 90
That Does Not Sound the Way It Looks 92
Tweet, Tweet, Tweet 93
Role-Play 95
Roll of the Dice 97
Social Media Friend, Foe, or Other 99
Social Skills Fortune Tellers 100
Take It to the Judge 102
Three Foam Dice 103
Prevention Role-Play 105
Quiet Loud 108
School Rules 110
6 Connection Interventions 113
Connection 113
Obstacle Course 114
Break Out 116
Iguana Walk 118
Feeling Card Find It 120
Ring around Me 122
Sand Games 124
Turn around and Make a Face 126
Fishy and Shark 128
Magnify Me 130
Crawling Crabs 132
Silly Glasses 134
Hands, Hands, Hands 136
Sculpture 138
Aluminum Wrap 140
Silhouette 142
Family Spin 144
Our Unique Greeting 146
Together Balloons 147
Hide and Find 149
Squiggle Drawing Gift 151
My Measurements 153
I Am a Tree, We Are a Family 155
Body Bubble Target 156
Bubble Tag 158
Flower, Rain, and Sun 160
Hello Friend 162
Appendix: Additional Resources 163
Feelings List 163
Social Skills Checklist 164
Toys and Materials List 165
Play-Based Intervention-Tracking Sheet 166
Create-Your-Own-Technique Worksheet 167
Apps for Autism and Developmental Disabilities 169
Internet Resources 173
References and Suggested Readings 175
Index 179
