LEGO therapy

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LEGO therapy is an intervention that uses the popular building toy LEGO to help individuals, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), develop social skills. This approach leverages a person's interest and strengths in building with LEGO bricks to foster communication, turn-taking, and collaborative play. By engaging in structured building activities, participants learn to interact with others, share ideas, and solve problems together, thereby enhancing their social communication abilities. The LEGO bricks themselves provide a tangible and engaging medium for these therapeutic interactions.12

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LEGO therapy is an example of an intervention that leverages an individual’s strengths in systematization to build social skills, such as turn taking and communication. Early intervention, including promoting language, developing social skills, and regulating behavior, allow for significant improvement in many children.
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LEGO therapy is an example of an intervention that leverages an individual’s strengths in systematization to build social skills, such as turn taking and communication. Early intervention, including promoting language, developing social skills, and regulating behavior, allow for significant improvement in many children.
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