Online activities and games for autistic children - new ones, too!

Finding a safe way to keep an autistic child entertained while providing the right kind of stimulation is no easy task. Solitary video games may amuse but the freedom to bounce around, from game to game and website to website at a whim, in control - that freedom has been reserved for well supervised moments only... until now.

The first step. I recommend, right now - stop everything and install the ZAC browser for autistic children. It is the best computer innovation geared towards autistic kids available right now, in my own opinion, and it is FREE. Obviously, once you have it, a whole multitude of options becomes available for entertaining and educating your special needs child online. The ZAC browser has simple icons on an aquarium background and blocks access to much of the world wide web. Autistic children can take control of their online experience without the concern of ads or popups distracting them or allowing them to install malicious software on your computer.


Now, with ZAC installed, here is a list of well-enjoyed sites that are compatible.

Starfall, Sesame Street, Treehouse

These sites may also work with the ZAC browser but, if not, they still contain useful information or free downloads for parents and caregivers of autistic children:

WhizKid Games
These are great games and will benefit kids of any age.

Create your own video playlist - this site, VideoPlaylist.org, is perfect for parents and caregivers of autistic children as it allows you to create your own playlist from available youtube videos that launches from your own webpage supplied by them - adfree webpage! Then you can simply click on the link on the left and the video plays.

Recommended software for children of all levels - BirdRockFamily - very reasonable prices, wide variety of entertaining games. Recommended by GraceUnderAutism. Many thanks!

Free downloads for children - includes some items aimed especially at children with autism but also many useful downloads for all parents, such as handwriting practice sheets and flashcards.

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