• LEGO Therapy for the Development of Social Skills in Gifted Children | Renée at Great Peace #gifted #gtchat #homeschool #ihsnet
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    LEGO Therapy for Developing Social Skills

    Help Build Social Skills with LEGO® Therapy for Gifted & Other Special Needs Children Let’s face it many gifted kids and teens struggle to communicate with neurotypical people. It doesn’t matter if they are talking to older, younger or same aged children. The struggle is real. LEGO Therapy is a method developed for kids with autism but the principles of this type of therapy could be used to help gifted and 2e children as well.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites.   I am not a licensed therapist. I’m a homeschooling mom to a gifted child. I share this post and ideas for information purposes only. Please check…

  • LEGO Therapy Ideas for Special Needs Children | Renée at Great Peace #specialneeds #LEGO #homeschool #ihsnet
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    LEGO Therapy Ideas for Special Needs Children

    LEGO® Bricks are such a versatile toy. We all know that they make great educational tools because kids love them so much they don’t realize they are learning while playing with them. Additionally, they make great tools for LEGO Therapy for fine, and gross motor development. They also can be used for vision training, speech training, and so much more. These versatile toys, the simple LEGO Bricks are being used by therapists and moms alike to help special needs children.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. I reached out to a friend of mine, Colby, to ask her if she would share some tips for using LEGO for…