Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 Gail, The only toys Brook likes are musical ones. He loves Teddy Ruxpin, an animated Teddy Bear for those who don't know. The big problem is he always throws them and breaks them. We are down to our last 2 Teddy Ruxpins. He also likes the relatively new toy called music blocks which plays great music and you can change the cartridges to change the music. The kids switch the blocks around to play different melodies. Anything musical is usually a success with him. Marisa Mom to Miles 13, Brook 10 and Gennie 3 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 , You can find music blocks at the nicer toys stores like Zany Brainy, Imaginarium, Sweet Dreams, etc. The catalogue Back to Basics Toys also has it, their phone 800 356-5360, web address seems to be www.amzon.com/toys. I know the company also has a website but I can't remember what it is.It is kind of expensive at around $70. but it has great sound. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 , I found the webiste, it's www.neurosmith.com and the company is called Neurosmith. The website can help you find a store near you that sells it or you could just get it from www.amazon.com/toys. It comes with one cartridge and then you can buy more for a variety. Now they even have a new cyber cartridge which lets you download music too. Haven't got that one yet. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 Marrisa, Who makes this block toy? Sounds like something Timmy would like. & Garry, parents of (10 ds), (8 ds/g-tube), JJ (6 ds/autism/celiac), (6 ds), and Esther (3 ds). All adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 our speech therapist found it at COSTCO ( Sam's Club) for $48.00 -not sure if she found and cartridges. The Mindware catalog sells it for the $70 price and you can get the cartridges there. Haven't tried it yet at school ---------- >From: poggim@... >egroups >Subject: Re: Re: toys >Date: Thu, Oct 5, 2000, 4:32 AM > > , > You can find music blocks at the nicer toys stores like Zany Brainy, > Imaginarium, Sweet Dreams, etc. The catalogue Back to Basics Toys also has > it, their phone 800 356-5360, web address seems to be www.amzon.com/toys. > I know the company also has a website but I can't remember what it is.It is > kind of expensive at around $70. but it has great sound. > Marisa > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 In a message dated 10/5/00 6:38:43 AM Central Daylight Time, egroups writes: << << I do a lot of Christmas and Birthday shopping for my fellow at these sites. It beats the heck out of buying all those toys he never uses. Karyn >> I'm joining you with that! I have a cellar full of toys Seth has absolutely no interest in. Gail >> I think the best gift I ever gave my foster son was an unbreakable mirror. He loves that thing. We also have a few of the big therapy balls. I bought the whistle kit from therapro and now need to reorder some of his favorites since the dog ate a few. We buy lots of music tapes and he finds one or two songs on each that he becomes obsessive about. That is my strange shopping list for fun for my fellow. Karyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 In a message dated 10/5/00 9:34:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, stolzfamily@... writes: << Now, give him a belt and a couch cushion to drum on, and he is a happy camper for a long time! S >> LOL ! Our kids are a hoot! Seth has a toybox full of old shoes, and he will hunt for the one he wants at that minute! LOL Shoes all over the place until he finds the one he's looking for LOL Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 Bev, I'll have to look for this toy. I have looked at some voice toys, but the voices were always so garbled, that I coudnt' understand them. So I never bought one. Then, about 2 years ago, Matt started having a fit with even the sound books .(You push a button at the side or bottom of the book and it produces music or a sound that goes with the text). He now HATES those. I'll have to look and see if I can find that one you talked about and try it. Thanks. Matt did, for a long time, love Blue's Clues Handy Dandy Notebooks. We had at least 12 of htem floating around the house. Then, all of a sudden, he doesnt' want them anymore. He still likes Blue's Clues, but not the notebook. Go figure. Now, give him a belt and a couch cushion to drum on, and he is a happy camper for a long time! S ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 oh yes, nathan likes those touch and tells too, and anything musical, has many cd's and videos, thank god there is such a thing as earphones, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2000 Report Share Posted October 5, 2000 for nathan its shoestrings, we have them everywhere, and youd think we could always find them, not lol, nathan loves to dangle them, shawna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Does he have blocks? My 2.5 year old son has tons of blocks ranging frm MegaBlocks to rigid-yet-soft foam blocks to Peek-A-Blocks. They are probably his favorite toy, consistently. The MegaBlocks are great because they are too large to chew on, but if your kid throws things they can be a little dangerous. Also, Bobby has a couple of those interlocking large foam play mats, and he loves to put those together and take them apart. The 12x12 mats squares can be used to create large cubes, which can then be stacked. Big Lots has good prices on stuff like that. Good luck! --- dannenedrummond <dannenedrummond@...> wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in > solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > > be appreciated! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 My son (although a bit older now) sounds alot like yours "mostly non-verbal but intelligent, solving problems and puzzles"....he loves to color and paint (water colors), the magna doodle and lite brite toys keep his interest and so does the marble race toy ( I can't remember the name of it but you build a tall structure and then watch the marble race down the maze). Perfection is another puzzle like game that he plays with (but he hates for the timer to be put on). Those are just a few suggestions ... toys are so hard for our kids ...the worst questions sometimes are "what can I buy him for Christmas/birthday?" LOL! Good luck! Re: toys Does he have blocks? My 2.5 year old son has tons of blocks ranging frm MegaBlocks to rigid-yet-soft foam blocks to Peek-A-Blocks. They are probably his favorite toy, consistently. The MegaBlocks are great because they are too large to chew on, but if your kid throws things they can be a little dangerous. Also, Bobby has a couple of those interlocking large foam play mats, and he loves to put those together and take them apart. The 12x12 mats squares can be used to create large cubes, which can then be stacked. Big Lots has good prices on stuff like that. Good luck! --- dannenedrummond <dannenedrummond@...> wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in > solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > > be appreciated! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 My son (although a bit older now) sounds alot like yours "mostly non-verbal but intelligent, solving problems and puzzles"....he loves to color and paint (water colors), the magna doodle and lite brite toys keep his interest and so does the marble race toy ( I can't remember the name of it but you build a tall structure and then watch the marble race down the maze). Perfection is another puzzle like game that he plays with (but he hates for the timer to be put on). Those are just a few suggestions ... toys are so hard for our kids ...the worst questions sometimes are "what can I buy him for Christmas/birthday?" LOL! Good luck! Re: toys Does he have blocks? My 2.5 year old son has tons of blocks ranging frm MegaBlocks to rigid-yet-soft foam blocks to Peek-A-Blocks. They are probably his favorite toy, consistently. The MegaBlocks are great because they are too large to chew on, but if your kid throws things they can be a little dangerous. Also, Bobby has a couple of those interlocking large foam play mats, and he loves to put those together and take them apart. The 12x12 mats squares can be used to create large cubes, which can then be stacked. Big Lots has good prices on stuff like that. Good luck! --- dannenedrummond <dannenedrummond@...> wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in > solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > > be appreciated! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Get him a little key board that will play for him and he can play on, too. Maybe he will teach himself to play the piano. H. On Feb 21, 2006, at 8:29 AM, dannenedrummond wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > be appreciated! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Get him a little key board that will play for him and he can play on, too. Maybe he will teach himself to play the piano. H. On Feb 21, 2006, at 8:29 AM, dannenedrummond wrote: > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > be appreciated! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 He might enjoy the marbleworks toy from Discovery Toys. Also my girls really love the magnetic construction sets (I can't remember the brand name right now) They come in all different shapes & with pictures on how to make different structures. Toys R Us carries a good assortment. Knex toys might me another thing he would enjoy too. Wendie > > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > be appreciated! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Try one of those wooden building games like jumble where you take out pieces of the tower and see how many till it falls. He could then build his structures and play with them figuring out which ones to pull without making the whole thing fall. Just a n idea. Cris Re: toys > He might enjoy the marbleworks toy from Discovery Toys. Also my girls > really love the magnetic construction sets (I can't remember the brand > name right now) They come in all different shapes & with pictures on > how to make different structures. Toys R Us carries a good > assortment. Knex toys might me another thing he would enjoy too. > Wendie > >> >> Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with >> ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes > items >> around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the >> toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has > play >> doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves >> music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in > solving >> problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions > would >> be appreciated! >> > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 my son was fixated since age 2 on signs of all shapes and sizes . . . . they have a great sign set from & Doug that I got from Creative Brains. Also he loves the pizza set from the same company. On the less expensive side, my son loves to get out, and organize by size, by shape, by stackability, and by what they are, cans from the pantry. . . . he also likes to do that with silverware, pullups, you name it . . . he just turned 4 in December . . . . cigarboxgrl <wendieh@...> wrote: He might enjoy the marbleworks toy from Discovery Toys. Also my girls really love the magnetic construction sets (I can't remember the brand name right now) They come in all different shapes & with pictures on how to make different structures. Toys R Us carries a good assortment. Knex toys might me another thing he would enjoy too.Wendie>> Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > be appreciated!> Relax. virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 my son was fixated since age 2 on signs of all shapes and sizes . . . . they have a great sign set from & Doug that I got from Creative Brains. Also he loves the pizza set from the same company. On the less expensive side, my son loves to get out, and organize by size, by shape, by stackability, and by what they are, cans from the pantry. . . . he also likes to do that with silverware, pullups, you name it . . . he just turned 4 in December . . . . cigarboxgrl <wendieh@...> wrote: He might enjoy the marbleworks toy from Discovery Toys. Also my girls really love the magnetic construction sets (I can't remember the brand name right now) They come in all different shapes & with pictures on how to make different structures. Toys R Us carries a good assortment. Knex toys might me another thing he would enjoy too.Wendie>> Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items > around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play > doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves > music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving > problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would > be appreciated!> Relax. virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Is he physically active? How is his attention span? Does he like to go outdoors? Does he go anywhere for therapy? If so, what does he like to play within the Therapeutic environment? My daughter won't sit through an entire book. She loves playing on the computer, though. I started her out with Toddler programs, because they usually don't require the child to click the mouse. I highly recommend three Toddler games: Reader Rabbit Toddler (very educational, shapes, colors, ABCs, songs, numbers...) Mickey Mouse Toddler (again, shapes, alphabet, great graphics) Winnie the Pooh Toddler (matching, foreign language, problem solving, before and after games... This one was her favorite!) You can get them at Target, for under $15.00, with Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse often packaged together. The Reader Rabbit usually will come with another disc, also. You can really save money and get used ones on Amazon.com, which is where I got her last replacement games, since she damages discs and gets them scratched up. My daughter is very active, and loves her indoor swing. We ordered it from Flaghouse. It is on an A-frame, and is a hammock-type swing. Looks sort of like a large infant swing. Hers has a canopy on the top, for indoor or outdoor use. Integrations and Abilitations catalogs have a similar swing, without the canopy for $131.00. It is green, with a hammock seat. They don't have a photo on their web page, but they do in their catalogs. It is called a " Soft Comfort Quilted Swing Chair and Stand. " He might like a mini-trampoline. My daughter doesn't watch videos unless she can push the buttons on the VCR herself. She will watch the same scenes over and over, which is a form of stimming, but it keeps her entertained and out of trouble for short periods of time! An occupational therapist could probably give you more suggestions. Some kids on the spectrum love trains. My daughter doesn't. Every child is unique. What works for some, doesn't work for others. My daughter still happily plays with some of her baby/toddler toys. Rome, Georgia > > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would be appreciated! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Is he physically active? How is his attention span? Does he like to go outdoors? Does he go anywhere for therapy? If so, what does he like to play within the Therapeutic environment? My daughter won't sit through an entire book. She loves playing on the computer, though. I started her out with Toddler programs, because they usually don't require the child to click the mouse. I highly recommend three Toddler games: Reader Rabbit Toddler (very educational, shapes, colors, ABCs, songs, numbers...) Mickey Mouse Toddler (again, shapes, alphabet, great graphics) Winnie the Pooh Toddler (matching, foreign language, problem solving, before and after games... This one was her favorite!) You can get them at Target, for under $15.00, with Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse often packaged together. The Reader Rabbit usually will come with another disc, also. You can really save money and get used ones on Amazon.com, which is where I got her last replacement games, since she damages discs and gets them scratched up. My daughter is very active, and loves her indoor swing. We ordered it from Flaghouse. It is on an A-frame, and is a hammock-type swing. Looks sort of like a large infant swing. Hers has a canopy on the top, for indoor or outdoor use. Integrations and Abilitations catalogs have a similar swing, without the canopy for $131.00. It is green, with a hammock seat. They don't have a photo on their web page, but they do in their catalogs. It is called a " Soft Comfort Quilted Swing Chair and Stand. " He might like a mini-trampoline. My daughter doesn't watch videos unless she can push the buttons on the VCR herself. She will watch the same scenes over and over, which is a form of stimming, but it keeps her entertained and out of trouble for short periods of time! An occupational therapist could probably give you more suggestions. Some kids on the spectrum love trains. My daughter doesn't. Every child is unique. What works for some, doesn't work for others. My daughter still happily plays with some of her baby/toddler toys. Rome, Georgia > > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would be appreciated! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 oh yes!! the mini tramp -- hours of fun. also, our son has a huge therapy ball (we got it at target) that he sits and bounces on -- it is great exercise (trust me everyone in my family has tried it -- only our son has this incredible balance and strength to keep it going for any length of time!). we have found that if our son is really physically active for awhile then his attention is better for sitting still games such as puzzles, coloring, computers, etc. Re: toys Is he physically active? How is his attention span? Does he like to go outdoors? Does he go anywhere for therapy? If so, what does he like to play within the Therapeutic environment? My daughter won't sit through an entire book. She loves playing on the computer, though. I started her out with Toddler programs, because they usually don't require the child to click the mouse. I highly recommend three Toddler games: Reader Rabbit Toddler (very educational, shapes, colors, ABCs, songs, numbers...) Mickey Mouse Toddler (again, shapes, alphabet, great graphics) Winnie the Pooh Toddler (matching, foreign language, problem solving, before and after games... This one was her favorite!) You can get them at Target, for under $15.00, with Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse often packaged together. The Reader Rabbit usually will come with another disc, also. You can really save money and get used ones on Amazon.com, which is where I got her last replacement games, since she damages discs and gets them scratched up. My daughter is very active, and loves her indoor swing. We ordered it from Flaghouse. It is on an A-frame, and is a hammock-type swing. Looks sort of like a large infant swing. Hers has a canopy on the top, for indoor or outdoor use. Integrations and Abilitations catalogs have a similar swing, without the canopy for $131.00. It is green, with a hammock seat. They don't have a photo on their web page, but they do in their catalogs. It is called a "Soft Comfort Quilted Swing Chair and Stand." He might like a mini-trampoline. My daughter doesn't watch videos unless she can push the buttons on the VCR herself. She will watch the same scenes over and over, which is a form of stimming, but it keeps her entertained and out of trouble for short periods of time! An occupational therapist could probably give you more suggestions. Some kids on the spectrum love trains. My daughter doesn't. Every child is unique. What works for some, doesn't work for others. My daughter still happily plays with some of her baby/toddler toys. Rome, Georgia > > Does anyone have suggestions for toys for a 4 year old child with > ASD? My son seems bored with every toy in the house. He takes items around the house and builds structures with them and ignores the > toys. I can't think of what would interest him. He already has play doh, won't watch videos, has puzzles, doesn't like books, and loves music. He is mostly non-verbal and intelligent (especially in solving problems, doing puzzles...that sort of thing). Any suggestions would be appreciated! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 .....Well it wasn't the day and so I told her that > my sex toys at home broke and I liked how this made me feel.....well > for > the first time I made some one feel embarassed. She blushed like crazy > and I just drove by her smiling for the first time that day....(It > wasn't true of course they work just fine)LOLLOLOL>>>>>(Just > kidding)....lol I just wanted to see her squirm and it > worked......sometimes we just got to be one step up on people. Hope > this don't offend anyone. Haha, that's very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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