My kid with ASD really liked Daniel Tiger, even when they got older! I also found that a playlist with popular Disney songs was helpful - lots of their peers knew songs like Let it Go and We Don't Talk About Bruno, and so having familiarity with those was useful for them.

Have you seen Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood? Cartoon Mr. Rogers spinoff. It does a good job modeling through different tough life situations that preschoolers encounter and has cute, catchy songs. Has really helped our son navigate being with a babysitter, working on sharing, recognizing anger and working through it.

Your therapist is an idiot.

Anonymous wrote:I would question a therapist that tells a 3 year old with autism to watch more tv.

+1 what a weird thing to say. Plus, those are popular shows.

Thanks everyone! We’ll add some Disney books and movies. He has plenty of shared interests with the other kids, but I think what he really needs help with is conversational skills. I’m going to look for a social skills group because I don’t think OT or ABA is going to address it.