1. It’s empowering! P.L.A.Y. Project 4-day trainings empower professionals to confidently use play as their primary way of interacting with young children with ASD. Through the training and supervision process, professionals learn how to effectively engage children while honoring the child’s intentions and needs. This approach also allows professionals to address a child’s social and Read the Rest…
Although it is nearly impossible to create a comprehensive list of rules that parents can live by while trying to navigate through the world of special needs, there are some tried and true strategies that can have a big impact on both parents and their child. In the below article, Sarita Freedman, PhD outlines 10 Read the Rest…
We are continuously updating our map to reflect all new and updated P.L.A.Y. Project providers. Remember that you can type your city, state, or country into the search bar to find the provider nearest to you. If there are no P.L.A.Y. Project providers near you, please check the bottom of this page for some suggestions. Read the Rest…
By: Ashley Case, OTR/L When I first heard the news that The P.L.A.Y. Project received a request to conduct an Agency Training in Israel, I was thrilled and began daydreaming about my potential involvement. It wasn’t until months later that I learned I would actually be the person conducting the training! My feelings of excitement Read the Rest…
With summer and great weather quickly arriving (yay!), we can be pretty sure that your children are anxious to be active, outside, and playing! Whether you plan to spend the summer in your local community, to take a family vacation, or to enroll your children in summer camps, we hope this list of summer activity Read the Rest…
Where are you from and where do you currently live and work? I am from Middletown, Ohio. While I’ve lived in different cities around the state, my husband and I moved back to Middletown before having children to be near family. I work for Warren County Board of Developmental Disabilities Early Intervention in Lebanon, Ohio. How long Read the Rest…
Dr. Solomon recently returned from a P.L.A.Y. Project Agency Training in Switzerland, and, as a writer by nature, kept a travel journal of his experience to share with you: April 22, Monday. The flight to Geneva and the train ride to Lausanne were uneventful. Here we are in French speaking Western Switzerland! We have a Read the Rest…
Where are you from and where do you currently live and work? I live and work in Asheville, North Carolina, a beautiful town situated in the Appalachian Mountains. I have a private speech therapy practice that serves children from infants through 12 years, and I also work for F.I.R.S.T., an agency that provides family education Read the Rest…
A P.L.A.Y. Project mom has graciously allowed us to share a guest post she recently wrote for jenniferajanes.com’s series Autism Is… In Tammy’s post, ‘Autism Is…My Greatest Teacher,’ she shares several important lessons she has learned from her daughter, noting that “in reality, Beth has taught me more than I have taught her. I knew Read the Rest…
In honor and recognition of April as National Autism Awareness Month, we’d like to share some links with you to several stories about the challenges and joys of autism. From starting school to finding friendship to dispelling labels and starting a career, the following links lead to some great articles and resources, written from diverse Read the Rest…
