outdoor play equipment suitable for 5 yr old with ASD
grannyA
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I am looking to find some outdoor play equipment suitable for my five year old grandson who has autism. Can anyone help please?
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Hi @grannyA,
It is very nice of your side that you are thinking about the needs for your little grandson.
Just to share with you some pages I found.
Special Needs Outdoor Play
Play equipment
Sensory pod
Play equipment
I found quiet few.
I hope the links will be useful.
Iza -
Please be very careful if you buy anything from Cheap Disability Aids - a lot of people have had problems with them.
Some nice ideas here, and we have ordered a lot from this company they are great:
Sensory Toy Warehouse
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@grannyA What about some free craft sensory activities?
I was also wondering about forest school activities, I have friends who are forest school leaders who work with children with an ASD diagnosis and they find outdoor activities with nature have been really useful.
There's a few ideas here, and I was wondering if @motherscuffer had any ideas as I know she is a forest schools fan!
Scope
Senior online community officer -
The mud kitchen at my little girls nursery is a huge hit with the little ones who have ASD - it's an old table with pots,pans etc and sand
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I'm not sure but my brother loves playing with Fun forts glow creative building set. He taught himself how to assemble into many different shapes, the parts are not difficult to assemble.
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Hello
I'm not sure if this may be relevant for your family, but if on a low income and meet the criteria, one can apply for play equipment through a charity called The Family Fund (link below)
We've used them in the past and they are brilliant!
https://www.familyfund.org.uk/faqs/how-do-we-apply
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