20 Must Have Games For Children With Autism

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Our curated list of friendly games to play with children with autism are aimed to tackle and improve on some of the many deficits they encounter and positively build on the challenges parents and caregivers face. Most of these games are both fun and educational. They are designed to improve on negative behaviors and most importantly develop better social skills through therapeutic play. These autism friendly games are extremely affordable and come available in various formats. They’ll help you engage your child and build on essential skills in a methodical manner at a comfortable pace. 

  1. Sensory Busy Board By HAN-MM

    This game book contains knowledge that children need to know the most. Designed to teach important concepts such as letters, numbers, colors, shapes, sizes, weather, seasons, matching, and planets! This game is a perfect tool to build on fine motor skills, increase communication, exercise problems solving and verbal abilities, work on memory, logic, imagination, and visual perception. All very important skills to conquer and improve on.  

    Sensory Busy Board By HAN-MM
    This busy book game is perfect for children over 3 years of age. It's both educational and provides a diverse learning experience.

  2. My Feelings Board Game

    A fun game aimed to help children express their emotions and learn self regulation by concentrating on improving the social and emotional issues children face. This one of a kind game, identifies emotions and provides ways to talk about them. This is especially beneficial for children on the autism spectrum who typically have difficulty with emotion management and social cues. It’s truly a fun game for ages 4 and up that builds confidence, social skills, and teaches emotional self-regulatory strategies.

    My Feelings Board Game: Exploring Emotions Through Fun Active Play
    Be the first to reach the end by recognizing, exploring, and acting out emotions. The more you play the more self aware a child becomes of their feelings and others.

  3. Fun Social Skills and Therapy Game for Adults and Teenagers

    This game is an indispensable tool for families, caregivers, and therapists. The cards encourage honest communication building social connections with children, teens, and adults.

    Fun Social Skills and Therapy Game for Adults and Teenagers: CBT Therapeutic Family Game for Meaningful Conversations and Open Communication, Leading to Better Relationships. Great Counseling Tool.
    Improve family communication by creating an environment of trust and understanding. With 150 cards aimed to share secrets, funny stories, dreams, and views, getting to know each other will be fun and exciting.

  4. Educational Insights Teachable Touchables Textures and Shapes Game

    Is it silky or soft? Scratchy or Slippery? Build tactile fine motor skills through this fun social game. Encourage sensory social play at home or on the go! The product is made from textured material and pieces are approximately 3 inches x 3 inches in size. The textured pieces come in a portable drawstring bag making organization and clean up a breeze. Great for all kids but an amazing game addition for a nonverbal autistic child as well.

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  5. Emotional Rollercoaster: Anger Management Board Game for Ages 4 and up!

    Getting mad is totally ok if we all learn how to respond to it in a positive manner. This game allows autistic children to learn how to cope with these feelings in an effective manner. The child will learn how to cope and calm down using midfullness to stay grounded. It will allow you to get to know your child better and learn about triggers that make them angry which leads to better communication and understanding.

    Emotional Rollercoaster Social Emotional Anger Management Board Game
    Tackle anger management, learning, problem solving, self expression, and self regulation.

  6. Never Forget A Face: Memory and Matching Board Game For Kids

    This game is super fun for kids to play and build on their ability to focus and pay attention to detail. An excellent tool to boost memory and recognition skills.

    Never Forget A Face Memory and Matching Game For Kids by eeBoo
    Perfect for ages 3 and up. This game not only improves recognition and memory but also introduces diversity by getting the child familiar with other countries and cultures.

  7. Photo Conversation Card Game For Children With Autism

    A perfect addition to your board game arsenal. Each card includes a social situation and prompts guiding and teaching the child essential communication and social skills narratives. Designed by former special education teachers to meet children’s demands for communication, social skills, and communication.

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    Key Education Photo Conversation Cards— Grades K-5 Social, Emotional, Behavioral, Communication Skills Flashcards For Children With Autism and Asperger's
    The game includes 90 photo flash cards covering rules for behavior, personal space, friendship, emotions, expression, and other nuances of social interactions.

  8. Feelings in a Flash – Emotional Intelligence Flashcard Game

    This game primarily focuses on building empathy, coping, and emotional intelligence skills. It includes 50 scenario cards and 50 reaction faces which are used to create an open ended conversation between you and your children. 

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    Feelings in a Flash - Emotional Intelligence Flashcard Game For Toddlers & Special Needs Children
    Spark creative discussion, thinking, and expression with this fun and family friendly game. Learning how to identify and express feelings properly leads to better emotional intelligence and deeper empathy as the child gets older. Starting early helps children grow into healthy minded adults.

  9. Push Game Sensory Fidget Game For Kids

    Keep your children occupied and away from bad habits for hours with this really fun rainbow popper board. This board game is simple and fun. It teaches tactile motor function as well as math. Roll the dice, add up the total, and pop the number of bubbles corresponding to the total on the dice. First one to pop all the bubbles wins!

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  10. Hasbro Connect 4 Classic Board Game

    Build fine motor and logic skills with this classic board game. Simple yet perfect, children with autism seem to especially really enjoy it. First one to line up four gets to pull the oddly satisfying plug in the end!

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    Hasbro Gaming CONNECT 4 - Classic four in a row game - Board Games and Toys for Kids, boys, girls - Ages 6+
    Challenge a friend to rule the grid in Connect 4 Classic Grid, the game where strategy drives the competition! Line ‘em up and go for the win! Choose the gold discs or the red discs and drop them into the grid. When you get 4 discs in a row, you win. It’s simple, fast, and fun. Master the grid!

  11. The Game Plan Game: Life Skills for Kids Board Game

    Suitable for families, this game aims to teach reading, writing, feelings, memory, engagement, and safety. A huge potential to improve problem solving skills, coping of feelings and anger management, and boosting appropriate social skills. 

    The Game Plan Game: Life Skills for Kids, Board Game, Kids Card Games Ages 4-10, Family Board Games, Problem-Solving, Feelings Management, Social Skills 2-8 Players
    Fun and easy interactive play which encourages conversations and discusses important issues in today's everchanging world.

  12. Happy or Not: Emotion and Feelings Card Game For Children With Autism

    Being able to read emotions is paramount to having appropriate social interactions in childhood. Children with autism tend to struggle with reading emotions and need a bit of extra help. When emotions are misread, this may lead to inappropriate behavior and social confusion. Practicing on how to read emotions and feelings is an important skill when it comes to social acceptance.

  13. Feelings and Dealings: An Emotions and Empathy Card Game

    If you’re looking for all in one solution that teaches empathy and emotional intelligence through play, look no further. This card game for autistic children comes with 48 illustrated cards, 24 common emotions, and a total of 8 possible games to play supporting improved mental health and social connections.

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    Feelings and Dealings: An Emotions and Empathy Card Game | Award-Winning | Therapy Games for Kids | Social and Emotional Skills Development | Feelings Flash Cards
    Mental Health Professionals love our therapeutic games. Teachers use our educational games in the classroom, and parents use them as conversational cards to connect with their children or as learning games to aid in child development.

  14. Everyday Games for Sensory Processing Disorder: An Emotions and Empathy Card Game

    This book is written by an occupational therapist with over 45 years experience helping children with sensory issues, autism, and asperger’s. The book includes 100 sensory games you can implement at home to engage your kids!

  15. Fidget Dodecagon –12-Side Fidget Cube 

    This special fidget game helps reduce stress and anxiety in children with autism. With 12 sides, it’s almost a guarantee to keep your child busy and its design is suitable for kids with ADHD, OCD, Autism, and Asperger’s.

    Fidget Dodecagon –12-Side Fidget Cube Relieves Stress and Anxiety Anti Depression Cube for Children and Adults with Autism
    2 Sides Includes Gears, Buttons, Joystick, Switch, Soothes, and Stress Balls, Disk, Silicone balls, Joystick etc.. Release your body and mood and help you focus on your work or study.

  16. Sensory Fidget Game Set: 35 Pieces For Autistic Children and Adults.

    This sensory game set is the ultimate treasure trove of games to play with verbal and nonverbal autistic children. Specifically put together to keep autistic children busy, engaged, and focused it contains: a magic rainbow ball, liquid motion timer, squeeze ball, coil springs, stretchy strings, a flippy chain, speed cube, bean fidgets, maze puzzle, fidget spinners, and much more!
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    Scientoy Fidget Toy Set, 35 Pcs Sensory Toy for ADD, OCD, Autistic Children, Adults, Anxiety Autism to Stress Relief and Anti Anxiety with Motion Timer, Perfect for Classroom Reward with Gift Box
    Made of high-quality ABS material, non-toxic and odorless, the fidget toy set meets Europe and America Toy Safety Standards including ASTM/CPC/EN71. It offers a safe use for children with autism or ADHD and people with OCD or high stress, also help to focus their attention and alleviate their anxiety in a peaceful way
  17. Calming Autism Sensory LED Light Projector Toy Relax Blue Night Music Projection

    Not so much a game but perhaps a gaming accessory? This blue light projector is a perfect addition to your sensory game session with autistic children. It projects a relaxing water wave on the ceiling for a soothing effect.
    Calming Autism Sensory LED Light Projector Toy For Kids and Adults
    This product reproduce the sparkling sea and allows you to feel as immersed in the deep sea calm


  18. SchKIDules Visual Magnetic Schedule For Kids 

    Behavioral benefits with visual memory reinforcement. Use these magnets to help kids understand and remember what’s next and what’s expected. Many Kids are visual learners. Toddlers with ADHD and kids on the autism spectrum thrive on these visual supports.
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    SchKIDules Visual Schedule For Kids 153 Pc Deluxe Magnet Collection Box Set 132 Magnetic Activity Icons & 21 Headings For Home, School, Preschool, Special Needs (Great for Toddlers, Children & Autism)
    Visual educational and behavioral magnetic schedule for kids. Your child will love this approach to learning, independence and behavioral expectations. The fun but clear picture communicates on their level and at the same time put parents and children on the same page.


  19. Wooden Expressions Matching Block Puzzles Building Block Game

    The expression block game has a unique and fun appearance so children will quickly concentrate on and enjoy playing with it for hours. It stimulates autistic children’s attention and enhances their hand-eye coordination, logical thinking, hands-on ability and fine motor skills. 
    Wooden Expressions Matching Block Puzzles Building Cubes Toy Board Games Educational for Kids Ages 3 Years and Up
    The block puzzle toy has four colors blocks. Each side of the blocks has a different cartoon expressions and there are 50 cute emoticons on the directive cards. It looks very interesting so it can quickly arouse your child's interest. The cube expression blocks are made of eco-friendly wood covered with smooth and safe water-based paint which is odorless and non-toxic and perfect for children to play.

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