Autistic christmas

My dd is four almost five and we just recently got the diagnosis of her being autistic. I'm having a hard time finding something for her for Christmas that she will truly enjoy.... Anyone have any ideas?

Quoting Mama Reasoner:" My dd is four almost five and we just recently got the diagnosis of her being autistic. I'm having ... [snip!] ... autistic. I'm having a hard time finding something for her for Christmas that she will truly enjoy.... Anyone have any ideas?"

What kinds of things does she like doing? My son is on the spectrum and he is obsessed w/ drawing..

What does she like?

Get her something she will like, regardless of her diagnosis

Quoting Mama Reasoner:" My dd is four almost five and we just recently got the diagnosis of her being autistic. I'm having ... [snip!] ... autistic. I'm having a hard time finding something for her for Christmas that she will truly enjoy.... Anyone have any ideas?"

my daughter loves touchy feely things

and puzzles

My baby boys autistic and we got him an easel with 1side chalkboard and the other dry erase and a table. He loves video games so we got some of those

I nannied for a family who has an autistic son. He loves anything that had lights and music.

OP Being Autistic doesn't mean all autistic kids are the same. They all have different interests.

My brother's autistic, severely. Growing up he used to love things that stimulated the senses. A brush to scratch his arms with. Some sort of material (like a scarf like thing) that would make different noises when brushed up against different kinds of surfaces. In general, for my brother at least, anything that make one of his senses more active. He also, still to this day, love's the original Sonic the Hedgehog game and the original Mario Bros game. Simple, only requiring movement and one button to jump.

The only thing she really likes is her baby dolls and she has a bunch of them already that's why it's. Hard plus I'm wanting to try to get something that will help developmentally

If she loves dolls, what about getting some different kinds of stuff (doll house) that can enable her to have her dolls 'interact' with each other (with your help of course). If she's learns interaction through her interaction with you through the dolls it could be a good area to learn some communication skills.

<blockquote><b>Quoting JavadL:</b>" If she loves dolls, what about getting some different kinds of stuff (doll house) that can enable her ... [snip!] ... interaction through her interaction with you through the dolls it could be a good area to learn some communication skills."</blockquote>




That's a really good idea thank you