[senco-forum] Autism and playtime/lunch

I think the war gaming activities are a wonderful idea. It is not only  
autistic children who have difficulty making friends and may suffer from social  
isolation because of communication difficulties (like those with APD but others  
too). Many children, as stated, wander round aimlessly at lunchtimes and 
breaks  and are at their most vulnerable to bullying at these times, so this will  
also help to protect them from that. Many of these children may also be  very 
bright with dual exceptionalities and enjoy the added intellectual  
stimulation too. Would it be possible to do this with other types of games not  just 
war games? Perhaps the dungeons and dragons type of thing? These sorts  of 
activities also foster a child's imagination and self-worth.

There are also those younger children who do not enjoy sports or rough  play 
that others seem to favour, so perhaps this idea might provide something  for 
them, like the Games Club with board games as Chris mentioned but for  primary 
age pupils. 

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in  the UK/APDUK
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