Lego Therapy

Lego therapy results in better communication skills for children with autism and other social communication disorders. The specific type of play therapy also improves children’s abilities to change their behavior, understand and talk about their feelings, solve problems, and learn about the world in which they live. It is not static and can be adapted to suit the needs of the children you work with; for example if the child is finding the Lego set tricky you can use Mr. Potato Head. The principles are the same: the children need to follow a set of instructions in a particular order to reach an end result.

Your enthusiasm and encouragement are what makes Lego session so successful.

Benefits of Lego Therapy

· Verbal and non-verbal communication

· Joint attention

· Task focus

· Sharing and turn-taking

· Collaborative problem-solving

Lego therapy is a social development program which helps children and young people with autism spectrum disorders and related social communication difficulties. The program is based on the highly structured, systematic, and predictable nature of brick building play which makes it appealing to children with social communication difficulties.

Lego therapy is a multi-sensory and versatile experience, which means it can be tailored to suit each child’s individual needs.

· Each child learns a clear set of rules and bricks building skills.

· They are then introduced to a group of other children, including some who do not have social skills difficulties

· Each child is assigned a role for the project. Roles are rotated throughout therapy.

· The group works together to build the bricks building structure.

· Each child learns a clear set of rules and bricks building skills.

· They are then introduced to a group of other children, including some who do not have social skills difficulties