Training
From foundations to fidelity — a pathway to mastery in PLAY
We take play seriously!
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Richard Solomon MD is the Founder of The PLAY Project autism early intervention program.
He has dedicated much of his career to supporting and training families of young children with autism spectrum disorders. You can read his full bio here.
We offer private training for your staff that can be tailored to your training needs! If you are interested, please fill out this form here. If you have any questions, please email events@playproject.org
Explore our collection of short, practical mini courses—alongside training and resources for parents, professionals, and teachers supporting children with autism. Discover courses, books, webinars, and free downloads designed to help you build meaningful connections, navigate transitions, and respond to behaviors using the PLAY approach. These quick, engaging tools provide strategies you can start using right away to support development through play. Click here to visit our PLAY Store
Learn the core methods of the PLAY Project model
Build a strong, relationship-based foundation for supporting young children with autism and developmental differences.
This is a comprehensive, self-paced online training designed to help parents and professionals learn how to effectively and playfully engage young children with autism. The course is divided into three main tracks that build upon each other—starting with foundational concepts and progressing to real-world case studies and family applications.
Anyone connected to a child with autism or other developmental differences!
- Parents of children with autism
- Administrators and policy makers involved with autism services
- Behavioral health providers
- Early intervention and/or child development professionals
- Teachers and Paraprofessionals
You do not need any prerequisites to enroll in Level 1-Foundations of PLAY
You can register here.
Develop precision. Unlock potential. Drive progress.
Build the skills to accurately analyze a child’s developmental profile and use it to design individualized, impactful intervention.
An in-depth and detailed way for parents and professionals to become skilled at profiling the child’s development using The PLAY Project’s systematic approach. This ability to profile a child’s development with precision is at the core of our entire model. This course is for both parents and professionals, this course should allow you to know precisely, even without a formal evaluation, how to help the children in your life progress by learning how to have fun playing at the right developmental level.
Anyone connected to a child with autism or other developmental differences!
- Parents of children with autism
- Administrators and policy makers involved with autism services
- Behavioral health providers
- Early intervention and/or child development professionals
- Teachers and Paraprofessionals
You must complete Level 1-Foundations of PLAY before you can enroll in this level.
You can register here.
Implement the PLAY model with fidelity and confidence
Learn how to implement PLAY in real-world settings and receive supervision from our PLAY experts as you integrate PLAY into your professional practice as a Consultant-in-Training.
Level 3 prepares trainees to implement The PLAY Project with fidelity in real-world settings. Trainees develop advanced coaching skills, learn to document and analyze child profiles and adult-child interactions, and receive individualized supervision to support high-quality implementation.
Level 3 consists of two components:
1. 4-week online Implementation Course
2. Online structured Supervision
Level 3 is recommended for pediatric and child development professionals who want to learn how to effectively coach families who have a young child (14 months to 6 years) with an autism spectrum disorder or children with differences in communication and relating. This level is also recommended for teachers, educators, and school staff.
You must complete Level 1-Foundations of PLAY & Level 2- Mastering the Child Profile before you can enroll in this level.
Complete the Online PLAY Project Consultant Application
