{"id":1526,"date":"2021-12-05T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T20:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1526"},"modified":"2022-12-10T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T20:54:25","slug":"bonusep1","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast\/bonusep1\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonus EP &#8211; 8 Gift Ideas for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Surprise! We&#8217;ve got a bonus episode for you as we near the holidays.  We are often asked &#8216;what&#8217;s a good holiday gift for my autistic child&#8217;? Well look no further, we&#8217;ve got 8 gift ideas ranging from higher-priced to lower-priced, from sensory to fine motor, yet all equally valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-castos-transcript\"><div class=\"ssp-transcript\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col\"><div class=\"tabs\"><div class=\"tab\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"chck1\"\/><label class=\"tab-label ssp-transcript-title\" for=\"chck1\">Transcript<\/label><div class=\"tab-content ssp-transcript-content\"><strong>Bonus EP \u2014 8 Gift Ideas for the Holidays<br><\/strong>Show Notes for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Embracing Autism Podcast\u00a0<\/a>\u2014\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast\/bonusep1\" target=\"_blank\">Season 2 Bonus EP<\/a><br><br><strong>Introduction:<br>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0Join me in this bonus episode as I discuss eight different gift ideas for the holidays. From a little bit on the higher end to the lower end, I\u2019ve got gift ideas across the entire spectrum.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0Welcome to Embracing Autism, a podcast for parents of autistic children seeking advice and support while spreading awareness and acceptance of autism spectrum disorder. I\u2019m Lia.<br><br><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0And I\u2019m Matt.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0Each week we\u2019ll discuss our journey with autism and talk about how to embrace your child\u2019s individuality while providing guidance, tips, resources and sharing our personal stories. This is-<br><br><strong>Lia &amp; Matt:\u00a0<\/strong>Embracing Autism!<br><br><strong>Discussion:<br>Lia:<\/strong> Hi everyone, surprise! It\u2019s a bonus episode. This episode is not really part of the main Embracing Autism Podcast series. It\u2019s just a bonus episode I decided to surprise you guys with and this one is mostly focused on a few items that I recommend or just you know, gift suggestions for the holidays.<br><br>Since the holidays are right around the corner. One of the questions that I\u2019ve gotten fairly frequently is what do I get my kid? What do you get an autistic child for Christmas or for the holidays? And of course, this varies by the age of your child as well as your child\u2019s specific needs. But these are a few things that I\u2019m going to go over here that I have personally found very helpful.<br><br>The items that I\u2019m going to mention, we either own that exact item, or we have something very similar to it. And all of these are my personal recommendation, I\u2019m not getting any sort of kickback or anything. Although I may reference some Amazon affiliate links in the show notes. And so for those there might be like a small percentage of a kickback. But we will use all those funds specifically to help grant kids with wishes and gifts. And I\u2019m not going to recommend anything that I haven\u2019t personally used or think is a really great idea.<br><br>The first item that I\u2019m going to recommend \u2014 and this is a bigger item \u2014 but for those of you who like to get your child like that one big special gift, one of my recommendations is the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xTksIw\" target=\"_blank\">Trekassy Spider Web Tree Swing<\/a>\u00a0(paid link), not sure if I\u2019m pronouncing that correctly. But that swing is a big kind of like circle swing that has roping across it that looks kind of like a spider web. And that\u2019s why it\u2019s called the spider web tree swing. This one I believe holds up to like 750 pounds. So if you have multiple kids, that\u2019s why I think it\u2019s good for me because I have two autistic kiddos. So it will hold both of their weights. And obviously, it will hold the weight of an adult too. So if you have a child who\u2019s a little bit shyer about trying these motion swings out, maybe they have hypotonia like my child where they\u2019re not as confident to try it, but you want them to try it because it can help them work on their core strength, which is the reason why we have hours, this one would be good because you can actually get on the swing with your child because it does hold up to 750 pounds. So it might be a good way to kind of transition your child into that. It\u2019s also really great for older kids. So if you have even like an autistic 23-year-old or you know teenager, you don\u2019t have to worry about the swing not being able to hold their weight. So that is again, the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xTksIw\" target=\"_blank\">Trekassy Spider Web Tree Swing<\/a>\u00a0(paid link) 45 inch and again, I will put links to all of these items in the show notes for you guys.<br><br>The second item that I recommend is called\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xXUsM1\" target=\"_blank\">Children\u2019s Factory Neptune Double-Basin Table &amp; Lid Set<\/a>\u00a0(paid link). It\u2019s basically a big word or a big phrase for saying like a sensory table. So what I really like about this one, it\u2019s a blue sensory table, and it\u2019s got two compartments in it and it\u2019s got one side of it that is basically \u2014 they both have these little drains on the bottom. And so you\u2019ve got one side of it that you can put sand or kinetic sand or water beads or even water itself and it\u2019s completely separate from the other half. So on the other half, you could put dry materials like you could put sand on one side and water on the other side and it won\u2019t mix and mingle. Of course your kids might mix and mingle anyway and I feel like that just tends to happen particularly with younger kids. But this is one of their favorites because it\u2019s, I believe it\u2019s height adjustable. I\u2019ll have to double-check.\u00a0<em>(Editor\u2019s Note: It is not height-adjustable)<\/em>. But it\u2019s on wheels and you can definitely reduce the height to fold it down. But my favorite feature of it is in fact that it is on wheels and that it has a lid. Those are things that are really important for me because you don\u2019t want to get sand all over your carpet and we have carpeted floors. So I really appreciate that this one comes with a lid and wheel so that you can kind of tuck it away in the corner when you\u2019re done with it.<br><br>The other recommendation is \u2014 I\u2019ve mentioned this in some of our live stream events, and I believe I mentioned it in some of the podcast episodes \u2014 but I\u2019m a big fan of the inflatable sensory pea pods. I call them a canoe because they look like a canoe and the child sits in it like a canoe. So one of the ones that I recommend is the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Gg0k6q\" target=\"_blank\">Harkla Hug 60-inch Inflatable Sensory Peapod\u00a0<\/a>(paid link) and that is a really nice thick, tough material. So it\u2019s not going to easily break, it\u2019s not going to easily pop or anything like that, like you get with some cheaper inflatable bouncy house materials. It\u2019s got a thicker kind of cloth or fabric to it, so you can blow it up. And like I\u2019ve mentioned in the podcast, this is one of my youngest child\u2019s favorite things, because she\u2019s the one that\u2019s really sensory seeking and likes to crash into things. And she\u2019s the one who really likes tight hugs and squeezes. So whenever she\u2019s getting overwhelmed, this was actually one of the things that helped us with her self-injurious behavior, because we would basically pull her out of that and put her into the canoe and kind of rock her because it\u2019s got handles that you can hold on to. And so we would kind of like rock her gently in there. And she would self soothe with it, because eventually, she was able to figure out that, \u2018hey, I can hold on to the handles and rock myself too\u2019. So that was really helpful because it helped us cut down on that self-injurious behavior. And it also helped cut down on her hyperactivity, because she was the one doing all the spinning and climbing and jumping. So I recommend a Harkla hug canoe inflatable canoe for any of those super sensory-seeking autistic kiddos. And they do have different sizes. So the one that I mentioned here, it\u2019s the 60 inch, which is for like one child, one smaller child. But there are some that are bigger that will even fit children or an adult any of those would work, it just depends on the needs of your child. <br><br>The last kind of like higher-end item that I would mention \u2014 I say higher end, because all of these items that I mentioned right now, these are items that are I guess, on the pricier side of things \u2014 So all of the items that I\u2019ve mentioned so far are around the $100 to $200 range. But that\u2019s for those of you who are looking for that one big gift. The biggest one on this list \u2014 but this is also something that we have used \u2014 is called\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0013JH2CG\/?coliid=I13PW1HQBRTKRG&amp;colid=15VALKOZY92UK&amp;psc=1&amp;ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it\" target=\"_blank\">LA SIESTA Romano Steel Stand<\/a>. And this is for hammock chairs. So I just call it a Romano frame. And some websites will also call it a Romano frame, all of these items that I mentioned are available on Amazon. So if you just type in the names that I gave you, it should show up on amazon.com. The Romano frame, I will say it\u2019s rather large, but it does hold up to 300 pounds. And so that earlier swing that I mentioned, you could connect it to that, and then you have access to that indoors. And that\u2019s what we\u2019ve done with our child, we have the Romano frame, and we have the spiderweb swing, and we have it attached indoors. And then you can also swap out swings. So there\u2019s like that inflatable\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3psvnFg\" target=\"_blank\">teardrop swing<\/a>\u00a0(paid link), that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31wDSqC\" target=\"_blank\">tent swing<\/a>\u00a0(paid link), there\u2019s a bunch of different kinds, just depending on what your child needs. But the cool thing is, you can basically just swap them out on this frame. So you have an unlimited amount of options. And then as your child gets older, you can use this frame yourself. And you can get those adult nice\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3DxQ5bW\" target=\"_blank\">hammock chairs<\/a>\u00a0(paid link) or swings for yourself in the future and just recycle the frame. So even though it\u2019s a higher dollar item, it\u2019s something that will last basically forever, and you can always repurpose it. The other thing that I like about this frame is because it is large, you will likely need high ceilings for it. But because it is large, what we also did is we hung this canopy drapery all over it and it makes it turn into a kind of like sensory space because you got the swing on the inside and then we put the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GesEpE\" target=\"_blank\">canopy<\/a>\u00a0(paid link) over it. And then you can even add fairy lights, we put some pillows on the floor so you can turn it into a little bit of a sensory note or sensory space. And then you have multiple things that you\u2019re hitting at once you\u2019ve got the swing the motion, and then you\u2019ve got the safe space, the sensory the light, so it\u2019s really cool and versatile. And that\u2019s why we thought it was worth it for us. But that\u2019s just something to consider for, again, bigger items for the holidays.<br><br>Now if you\u2019re looking for smaller items, there\u2019s a bunch of different things that you can use. It depends if you\u2019re looking for more fine motor things. So if your child has fine motor delays like my children did, you can do things like the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dkLZZQ\" target=\"_blank\">Learning Resources Fine Motor Hedgehog<\/a>\u00a0(paid link), that\u2019s something that my child practiced with when her fine motor skills were pretty bad. And it\u2019s basically a hedgehog with these little pegs that they have to work to align into the hole in the back of the hedgehog. And then you can store the pegs in its back. I thought that was really helpful for them. And they really learned a lot with that. So that\u2019s something that to this day they still enjoy playing with even though they\u2019ve already mastered the skill.<br><br>The other thing that they like to play with, it\u2019s called a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lEqOXo\" target=\"_blank\">stacking pegboard<\/a>\u00a0(paid link). And this is another thing that\u2019s great for fine motor skills. You basically have these little pegs that look kind of like screws, they\u2019re plastic, and they have a little hole on that top. And the goal is that the child is supposed to align the toys into the hole and kind of clip them together or snap them together. And then they can stack them up and they\u2019ll stay stacked because they\u2019re clipped in place. So the goal of that is to practice that fine motor skill, being able to align that peg into that hole and push it in. And so that\u2019s something that my children also worked with and eventually were able to get you can also use it for bilateral work. So my children struggle with bilateral arm use so they tend to favor using one hand over the other, for example, so what they do in occupational therapy is you get these little peg toys, you put them together, and then they practice pulling them apart using both hands. So it forces your child to have to use both hands. And so they can no longer favor one because you simply can\u2019t pull them apart unless you use both hands. So that\u2019s another way to use that toy in a way, that\u2019s fun. But it\u2019s also very therapeutic for your child.<br><br>Another one that my kids like, and again, they are toddlers so this is a little bit of a younger toy, but for fine motor purposes, it would help anybody with a fine motor delay \u2014\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dtmHIV\" target=\"_blank\">the Coogam matching eggs 12 piece-set<\/a>\u00a0(paid link) and is great for learning shapes, because they\u2019re like these little toy plastic eggs, you crack them open, and then there\u2019s a shape in there. And so what you have to do is you have to be able to put them back together and you have to be able to align the shape with the hole and the other half of the egg. So again, it\u2019s practicing that fine motor, it\u2019s kind of like the shape sorter game, except they\u2019re plastic eggs, and you\u2019re trying to align the shapes. And that\u2019s been something that my kids have been absolutely obsessed with forever, they are still using those. And I think that that is probably really great for anyone practicing that you can also practice shapes and colors with it. So again, it\u2019s versatile. And you can also do pretend play because it comes in like this egg carton, so you can use it for playing pretend and kitchen and stuff like that, which again, is something that autistic kids struggle with. So it\u2019s a versatile toy like I mentioned.<br><br>The last two items that I\u2019m going to mention here are \u2014 the biggest one here is the bubble tube floor lamp. And I mean biggest because I think it\u2019s physically the biggest toy. And that is a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lBnnRb\" target=\"_blank\">3.9-foot bubble floor lamp<\/a>\u00a0(paid link), it\u2019s got multiple changes of colors, it\u2019s got toy fish in it, it makes up kind of a bubbling sound as well. So if your child is really into the visual LED lights like mine is this one\u2019s kind of cool, because you can change the settings of the lights, you can cycle through them, or you can put a static light and the little fishes will swim around it. So that was pretty cool. I would just recommend if you get that to make sure that you get an\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rBd6s3\" target=\"_blank\">anchor<\/a>\u00a0(paid link) too so you can anchor it to your wall just for safety purposes. But that\u2019s definitely something that my kids have enjoyed.<br><br>And the final one that I\u2019m going to mention here is called\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rD8zVT\" target=\"_blank\">fat brain toys spin again, stacking toy<\/a>\u00a0(paid link). This is basically like a stacking toy where you stack the rings. But what\u2019s really cool about this one is when you put the ring on it, it spins all the way down. So for those kiddos who really like that spinning where they like to spin wheels of little tricycles or things like that, this one\u2019s a great one because they get that visual feedback of the spinning, but they also still have to work on the fine motor skill of aligning it onto the peg. And on top of that they can work on bilateral skills because they can work on using both hands to put them on. This one is one that\u2019s been a great hit with my kids and we even had this toy in our occupational therapy sessions. This was a big one at our Autism Center pretty much everywhere we went they had this one. So again, this is something that I would recommend for that fine motor skill development. So that\u2019s it for me. I hope that you guys enjoyed these tips. Again, I will put all the links in the show notes for this just so you guys are able to access that I will also likely put it in social media. We\u2019re on Facebook @AutismWish and Instagram at @AutismWish. We may throw out another bonus episode out there just not sure depending on how the holidays go and how busy we get. I will try to give you guys content whenever I can. But I thought that I would just share with you a little bit of information to help you guys out this shopping season. Thanks for listening guys, and I can\u2019t wait to see you again in the new year<br>Happy Holidays! Bye!<br><br><strong>Outro<\/strong>:<br>In summary, today I discussed eight different gift ideas for the holidays. These included a swing, a water table, and inflatable canoe, the Romano frame, the fine motor hedgehog, the fine motor pegboard, as well as the bubble tube and the spinning stacking toy. If you find yourself craving more Embracing Autism over the holiday break, please follow us on our social media at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autismwish\" target=\"_blank\">AutismWish<\/a>\u00a0to tune in to our live streaming broadcasts as well as announcements, events, and our monthly parenting group.<br><br>I also encourage you to leave us messages on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/speakpipe.com\/EmbracingAutism\" target=\"_blank\">speakpipe.com\/EmbracingAutism<\/a>\u00a0as well as by navigating to the podcast section on our website at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autismwish.org.\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.autismwish.org.<\/a>\u00a0You can also now tag your questions at #AskEmbracingAutism. We\u2019ll be looking through them and may select a few to answer during our next recording of the podcast episode. This is Embracing Autism.<br><br>&#8211;<br><strong>References:<br><\/strong><em>Note: This article references amazon affiliate links. If you purchase items through these provided links, we will receive a portion of the funds. 100% of our share will go towards supporting\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autismwish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>AutismWish<\/em><\/a><em>\u2019s mission to grant wishes to children on the spectrum and provide parent resources.<\/em><br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3pxZT0B\" target=\"_blank\">Trekassy 750 lb Spider Web Swing 40 inch for Tree Kids with Swivel and 2 Hanging Straps&#8212;Rainbow<br>Buy Trekassy 750 lb Spider Web Swing 40 inch for Tree Kids with Swivel and 2 Hanging Straps&#8212;Rainbow: Swings \u2026<br>amzn.to<br><\/a><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xXUsM1\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Factory &#8211; 1138-24 -1138 24&#8243; Lg. 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We&#8217;ve got a bonus episode for you as we near the holidays. We are often asked &#8216;what&#8217;s a good holiday gift for my autistic child&#8217;? 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