Re: How to teach a child to match paired items?

[Guest guest]

I heard that bright colors are easier to match. Like red, orange, yellow. Maybe

those bright colors may be easier to identify with.

Ada Tickle

<yvonne_uk_ok@...> wrote:

My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have been

trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

you.

's Blog: (usually updated daily)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

It may take a lot of repetition. Try teaching him how to match

similar objects individually (such as only two spoons in view). Once

he knows that expand by two different items in view. Then 3

different items, etc. Make sure that you praise his efforts (with

verbal praise and/or a desirable tangible object). It may take a lot

of work. I have yet to teach my 4 year old son to fetch anything

because he does not understand the request. It took us a year to

teach him how to match objects.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Cecilia

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

[Guest guest]

What you're doing sounds like exactly the right thing to do. He

won't learn instantly. Over yime, he'll get it. Take out

that " game " a few timse a day. But be sure to keep it fun!

Meira

>

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

for

> you.

>

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ada. Excellent point!

Regards,

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism.

I have been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

> you.

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ada. Excellent point!

Regards,

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism.

I have been

> trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

> matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

> a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

> spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

> and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

> bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

> pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

> has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

> you.

>

> 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your support Meira. It all takes time I suppose.

Regards,

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> >

> > My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

> been

> > trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> > shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> > pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

> should be

> > matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

> items in

> > a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

> two

> > spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

> lego

> > and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

> the

> > bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

> items or

> > pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

> anyone

> > has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> > development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> > appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

> for

> > you.

> >

> >

> > 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> > <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> > cherimoya@ <cherimoya@%20>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

It really does. I'm still working on teaching my 9yo to use a napkin

instead of her clothes, and to put the spoon in her mouth right side

up so the majority of the food doesn't land in her lap. Sigh.

Meira

> > >

> > > My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I

have

> > been

> > > trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch

his

> > > shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a

matching

> > > pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

> > should be

> > > matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

> > items in

> > > a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I

put

> > two

> > > spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces

of

> > lego

> > > and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played

with

> > the

> > > bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

> > items or

> > > pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag.

If

> > anyone

> > > has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's

stage in

> > > development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I

would

> > > appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have

worked

> > for

> > > you.

> > >

> > >

> > > 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> > > <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> > > cherimoya@ <cherimoya@%20>

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply Cecilia. I do appreciate it.

Regards,

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> >

> > My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have

> been

> > trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

> > shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

> > pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes

> should be

> > matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired

> items in

> > a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put

> two

> > spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of

> lego

> > and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with

> the

> > bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the

> items or

> > pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If

> anyone

> > has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

> > development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

> > appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked

> for

> > you.

> >

> >

> > 's Blog: (usually updated daily)

> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

> > <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

> > cherimoya@ <cherimoya@%20>

> >

>

[Guest guest]

A good book to use for following curriculum is " A work in Progress " or

" Behavioral Interventions for Young children with Autism. " These are ABA books

and both provide ideas for teaching a lot of concepts that kids with autism have

trouble grasping.

For matching programs, I would work on matching and sorting objects first to get

him to understand why two things go together. You could get a lot of games to

play and practice - such as Candy Land, where you match colors to advance.

You can make up your own cards and work on matching - for instance put two cards

down each with an object pictured on it, then hold up a card that matches one of

the two on the table and say, " Match. " Guide him to the one that is the same,

slowly removing your prompts until you see he gets it. Other similar programs

are " Give me the same " and " Give me different. " Matching two objects would be

first, then you can expand from there to matching objects around the house -

take pictures of objects in your house, then put them on cards. Then give him a

card and have a " treasure hunt " type game as he tries to find that object and

" match " it to the real thing. Another kind of matching is matching things that

are used together (toothbrush goes with toothpaste, spoon with fork, soap with

towel, socks with shoes, etc.) I would start with the easiest matching then

expand as he gets it. Make it a game, make it fun, praise a lot, reward a lot.

M and M's are good for matching games too - have him put all the reds togethers,

all the greens together, etc. Then eat two at a time. Or pick two colors that

match before you eat them. These kinds of things will usually interest kids

since they get to eat the M and M's.

You can also work on counting skills for this. For example, when putting shoes

on, make up and sing a little " I have two feet, I wear two socks, here is ONE

SHOE, here is SHOE TWO, one for the RIGHT foot and one for the Left! " You can

do that when washing hands " I wash two hands " and even when talking about eyes

and ears, etc. You can make games with food (two french fries, one for each

hand) and candy (two M and M's).

Roxanna

( ) How to teach a child to match paired items?

My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have been

trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

you.

's Blog: (usually updated daily)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

[Guest guest]

At that age and stage of development, the key action I'd recommend would be

" input, input, input " . The more you play with pairing and sorting items, to

help him understand categories and attributes of items, the easier it will be

for him to pick it up. One of the organizations we worked with early on (NACD)

was really big into providing lots of input (demonstrations, talking about)

and then very gradually easing into " testing " . I was amazed at how much of the

input came back and generalized to other areas very easily. It sometimes took

a long time and seemed like nothing was getting through but then one day it

would click.

Gaylen

************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I agree with Gaylen. Just make matching fun. For only a few dollars you could

buy a memory game with his favorite characters on the cards or a matching pair

of flash cards (can teach vocab at the same time!). Narrow down the game so you

aren't using so many pieces at once. Play memory with just 4 cards and when he

gets 2 that are the same make an exaggerated " wow " face and say " It's a match! "

like it's totally exciting! You can play the memory game with the flash cards

too or else you could pick one and let him choose from 2 or 3 (one of which is

the match of course) so he can give you the match to the one that you are

holding. Again, making it fun is key. Maybe give him some little reward for

bringing you the right card? If you're not in a rush to set off in the morning,

maybe you could play " which shoes should mommy wear today " and let him pick 2

shoes for you. If he picks two that don't match (particulary if only one of

them has a heel LOL) than make a big deal about how you have to stomp around in

the different heights and say things like " Hmmm. I just don't know. Do YOU

think this looks good? " Of course, he may think it looks great and the whole

thing will backfire. Either way, it's fun teachable time with him.

All the best,

April

How to teach a child to match paired items?

My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have been

trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

you.

's Blog: (usually updated daily)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>

[Guest guest]

Hi . One thing you can try is to place three baskets in front of him with

a different thing in each one (e.g. a crayon, a shoe and a stuffed animal). Then

give him another crayon and say " Let's match " or " Put with same " . At first he

may not understand, so you can do hand-over-hand with him -- placing the crayon

in the basket with the other crayon. Make a big fuss when it's done. " Wow.

That's matching. " or something along those lines. Once he gets the idea (and it

may take a while), you can try different types of objects. You can even move to

putting several crayons, shoes and stuffed animals in front of him and having

him sort them into the appropriate baskets. From there you can try three

different shoes in the three baskets and have him sort them to match their

pairs. It's a gradual process, but that's what worked with my son. Then I moved

to a memory game with the cards facing up! It didn't happen overnight, but he is

now a match king!

Good luck.

Rhoda

How to teach a child to match paired items?

My little boy is 2 years and 2 months old and has autism. I have been

trying to teach him about pairs of items. When he goes to fetch his

shoes, he usually brings two different shoes rather than a matching

pair, and he seems to have no grasp of the concept that shoes should be

matching. The therapist suggested putting a selection of paired items in

a clear zip bag, so I tried that with this morning. I put two

spoons, two blocks, two bowls, two mittens, two matching pieces of lego

and two pieces of raw spaghetti shapes in the bag. He played with the

bowls, spoons and spaghetti shapes but didn't really match the items or

pair them until I had him help put the items back in the bag. If anyone

has any ideas how to teach a child with autism at 's stage in

development to pair items such as shoes, please let me know. I would

appreciate some tips and hearing about strategies that have worked for

you.

's Blog: (usually updated daily)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/

<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pernod/blog/%20>

cherimoya@... <cherimoya@...%20>