Family Resources & Testimonials

The mission of The P.L.A.Y. Project® is to support parents in having a joyful relationship with their children who have an autism spectrum disorder in order to help the child reach their full potential. Over the last 10 years, thousands of families have discovered the joy that fun, playful, interaction brings and families have seen their children grow developmentally and socially as a result of PLAY.

Family Resources

“Autism: The Potential Within” Book

Every parent wants to discover the potential within his or her child. Autism: The Potential Within by Richard Solomon M,  describes the journey of Jacob Grant – a composite of all young children with autism – and his family as they learn The PLAY Project approach.Purchase your copy here.

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Online Courses and Webinars for Parents

These courses, centered around a PLAY Project framework, provide parents and caregivers with practical help for building a joyful, meaningful relationship with the children in their life…Click here to see courses

Blogs

Read information on varying topics of new research findings, helpful tips and resources curated through the years. Click here to read The PLAY Project’s Blog.

The Play Project Parent Guide

Based on The PLAY Project’s evidence-based parent implemented model, the guide is a parent friendly, in-depth review of The PLAY Project’s 7 Circles of PLAY, including the 4 Principles and 5 Methods of PLAY, plus all 40+ Techniques (with examples!), and lots of fun activities that parents can do with their child based on the child’s developmental level. Purchase your copy here.

Find a PLAY Project Consultant Near You

The best way to start your family using the PLAY Project Autism Intervention is to connect with a Certified PLAY Project Consultant near you. Click here to find a PLAY Project Consultant certified expert near you.

Family Testimonials

Lauren Peters

"I want to express my deep thanks for your book--it's like reading about my family. What you’ve created is a unique way to learn about autism, its impact on the child, its impact on the family, and how it changes with intervention. I just really appreciate that you took the time to capture your decades of work into this beautiful, practical illustration. Your wisdom is making a difference for our family."

Marilyn Finn

“I found all aspects of the workshop beneficial. Having a child with ASD is challenging and this workshop gave good information that can be used daily to help the child to achieve the best possible outcome.”

Corin Wade

“I loved knowing what to look for in your child and the best strategies to engage with the child. As a parent, this two day course was perfect to help me get to the next level on where to go with my child. I am definitely going to inquire about the program for further support.”

Carolyn Gaar

“The information about why these techniques work is very helpful -- it helps us understand the importance of the techniques and methods. The case studies and videos -- along with the detailed analysis -- flesh out the information and give us signposts and examples to look for / think about in our own implementation of the program.”

Richard McGowan

“The flow of the process was easily understood. The video learning and review of videos was very beneficial in helping us observe objectively in a way we wouldn’t naturally do as parents - we really liked that.”

Mike Wolking

“Extremely helpful to give us methods to work with our son at home, especially while we wait for diagnoses and enrollment in therapy. We're very thankful this course is offered and the Play Project helped us change the home dynamics with our son as we tried out different methods learned in the course.”

Heather

The PLAY Project really help me understand how to connect with my son through play. I participated in the online seminar which was very helpful also. So glad we decided to be part of The PLAY Project, thank you!

Jessica

We love Play Project! We get great strategies for improving our daily communication and more effective play! We also love that our consultant is flexible in the type of visit we have based on our current focus. We have learned so much.

Stephanie

"We love Play Project!!! We've learned so much through this program. My grandson is a completely different child! He's easy to engage and stay engaged!"

Amanda

“In my heart, I feel P.L.A.Y. is the #1 therapy available and it can easily be seen in the way that my daughter responds. There is absolutely nothing in the universe better than seeing your child smile, laugh, and reach for you to open and close circles of communication.”

G. Robinson

“Dr. Solomon’s approach is fun, easy to follow, and an incredible way to bond with your child. My son lost language at 18 months and began speaking again within 2 months of implementing this intervention. We are forever grateful for this approach and can’t say enough great things …”

Meghan

“I got my miracle, my happy ever after, and I am eternally grateful. I HAVE MY SON BACK! Before, he had no words. He came up to me, smiled and said “I’m so happy, Mommy.” When he said that, I knew that that was because of PLAY Project”

Ben Gretchko

 

Read About Ben

The Gretchko family began working with PLAY Project when Ben was diagnosed with autism around 3-years-old.

Fast forward 15 years later and watch Ben deliver a commencement speech at his high school graduation.

Dominic Vorrasi

Read About Dominic

The Course of Life. In this touching story, a wonderful family (including a great big brother) tells about using The PLAY Project approach when Dom was young and how it made a huge difference in the course of his life.

See how Dominic emerged from autistic isolation to being a full participant in the life of his family and his community.

Milo

Read About Milo

Milo is a patient of Kirsten Brown OTR who offers PLAY Project services in Kentucky’s Early Intervention system. In this series of 3 videos, we see Milo make progress over time as his parents learn the methods of PLAY.

Click through 3 videos to see how Milo progresses.

Kouyate

Read About Kouyate

Four-and-a-half-year-old Kouyate, has higher functioning autism, but still has challenges with engagement.

Dr. Rick Solomon’s session with Kouyate and his parents as he shares some of the PLAY Project early intervention’s techniques for engaging children with autism spectrum disorder.

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