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Tangrams and Autism By Kelly Jean Sullivan

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1763189992875486"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> There are many benefits to playing with Tangrams. They can be used to develop problem-solving and logical thinking skills, perceptual reasoning (nonverbal thinking skills), visual-spatial awareness, creativity and many mathematical concepts such as congruency, symmetry, area, perimeter, and geometry Like opens in a new windowbuilding blocks, tangrams can teach kids about  opens in a new windowspatial relationships . They may help kids learn geometric terms, and develop stronger problem solving abilities Why are puzzles good for kids with autism? Puzzles are highly appealing to children with autism.  They offer opportunities to help children develop problem solving skills, and provide visual stimulation . Oftentimes children with autism think in pictures rather than words, so puzzles offer them a creative