Activities Board
Does your child come to you with ‘I’m bored’, ‘What can I do now?’ or ‘Will you play with me?’ Sometimes there are things happening, and we struggle to structure our children’s time as much as they might like us to. These boards are designed for times like this. There are no screen-based activities on here - most children don’t need direction to choose those!
Activities Boards PDF
Turn Taking
Lots of games and other fun activities lend themselves to developing turn taking. Some examples include games that involve rolling dice, spinning a wheel, picking up a card and so on. You may find it helps to use this visual resource.
Turn Taking PDF
Circle of Trust
The circle of trust teaches young people about boundaries, different types of relationships and how to stay safe.
Circle of trust PDF
Bored Boards
We have created a printable visual board to help plan and fill your day with activities this summer and relieve boredom.
Bored Boards PDF
Winter Scavenger Hunt
For a fun outdoor activity with the family, we have created a scavenger hunt that you can take part in during the winter months.
Winter Scavenger Hunt PDF
Chain Conversation Game
The aim of this game is to pick a topic of conversation as a starter and then use the visual chain links to show connectedness within a conversation. You can download this game for free!
Conversation Chain Resource PDF
Conversation Game
The Conversation Game is designed to provide ideas on different topics of conversation. This is a great way to show how family time can also be fun and incorporate natural learning of new skills.
How to play
The family pick a topic, each person gets a game page, one starts off the conversation, take turns and as long as each person stays on topic they get a green token for their board, if they stray off topic they get a red one. The person that finishes the game with the most green tokens wins!!!
Conversation Game PDF
Scavenger Hunt
Our Scavenger Hunt is a good way for the family to get together and spot objects around the garden or on a walk.
Autism NI Scavenger Hunt PDF
Emotions Game
Some autistic children may find it challenging to recognise and express their own emotions. They may also experience challenges reading other people’s facial expressions which allow them to know how that person is feeling.
Download our ‘Emotions Game’ to recognise, learn and practice identifying emotions.
