I recently found this blog post regarding video game addictions and it made me think of my son. With Autism, transitioning out of preferred activities can be a challenge and being able to tell time can be another challenge. The combination of these 2 areas of difficulty can be the ingredients for a massive meltdown. To help my child see how much time he has to enjoy his game and to prepare for the end of his game time, I set the video timer to the desired number of minutes. This timer is battery operated and there was one time when the battery died...giving my son an endless 10 minutes remaining:) What other ways and tools do you use to help your child or loved one transition out of video games?
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