Hi everyone, I am hoping to get advice on how to encourage my ASD DD to play independently and generally to be more interested in play.
While I know I should spend a lot of time with her to engage and teach her, as she's still minimally verbal, it is important to me that she can engage in meaningful play herself even for a while so I can cook and do some house stuff. If I don't engage her in play or any activity she may just lie down 'playing' with a sheet of paper or some random objects/ wander around home/ look out of Windows, but I can't leave her alone like this as I feel like I'm not doing good enough and it's a waste of time. When I need time to do own stuff I will take out play houses or books or different toys with a hope that she will engage herself with them but she would usually pay limited attention and quickly move into her own world. She is a quick learner if she's on 1:1 with an adult and on things that highly motivate her - I've thought of hiring a person to just play with her or do the housework for me but it's not affordable with therapies school fees etc.
Also generally speaking I feel that she's disinterested in so many things that I find it difficult to engage her. Is there any way I can broaden her interests? Her carers at different nurseries and her speech therapist had described her as intelligent and bright, and it pains me to think about how she can progress and build on her potentials if she can't even play effectively without adult support.
Many thanks!
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How to encourage DD to play independently, and more interested in play generally?
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