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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think the idea is to build reciprocal behavior in your DS. You are probably scaffolding quite a bit in the play unconsciously. It's my understanding, which may be off, that closing the circles and all is when DS engages in the social behavior in a way that would be more consistent with what would happen with a peer. By building the strength and the consistency of those interactions, where he is the most engaged and comfortable, I think the idea is that then the stronger skills can carry over. So it's not the playing of the board game, it is the heightened social interaction that occurs around it that is beneficial. Have you watched any Floortime videos online? I was kinda uncomfortable at first too but it was ultimately helpful for us. Remember, when DS is older, the adults will be his peers, not older people who are doing a lot of the social work in interacting with him. At his age it can seems almost charming to be like a "little adult" but working on these skills now helps to ensure that your DS will not be a painfully lonely kid and adult. Having friends and social support is so important for happiness and for being successful at work, getting married, etc. It might help it to be more effective if you could understand it a bit more. Also, does your therapist videotape any of the interactions? That was helpful for us too. We could see where we stepped in too much. You are basically taught to interact like a play therapist with the child so he can be getting a LOT of social skills therapy all the time, it's not to judge your play activities, they are the vehicle. Does that help? [/quote]

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