““Shut your face!”; Prioritising, Valuing and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy.” by Play Radical is excellent. It’s well-organized, well-paced, and nicely illustrated.
I really like the “Seven Principles for Valuing, Prioritising and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy”. These are spot on.
Seven Principles for Valuing, Prioritising and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy
“Shut your face!”; Prioritising, Valuing and Enabling Autistic Children’s Autonomy. – Play Radical
- Give an ‘out’ whenever possible.
- Don’t offer choice when there isn’t any.
- Praise and acknowledge assertion of need- regardless of outcome.
- Focus on enabling children to have control of their bodily and sensory experience.
- Explain your ‘no’s, don’t expect children to accept and comply ‘just because’.
- Share your own processes.
- Create spaces where children can follow their instincts and interests.
A Playful Manifesto
Also from Play Radical is this affirming Play Manifesto.
A Playful Manifesto
Plav is being and becoming
Play is radical
Play is compassionate
Play is chaos and order and everything in between
Play is justified
Play is joy
Play is messy, risky and fun.
Play is colour, light and sound.
Play is taking space, creating space, sharing space
Play is facing your boundaries and fears.
Play is being with nature
Play is being inside your body and inside your head
Play is being together, being alone and being alone together
Play is free but not always easy
Play is yours and mine and ours.
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