When Brooklynn rolls a small toy car along the floor, her mother rolls another one next to her. When the 3-year-old girl leaps into the air, her mother hops a little higher. And when the child makes a few sounds with her mouth, her mother makes the same sounds back.
For the past five months, an occupational therapist from Easterseals of Northeast Central Florida has visited Brooklynn at her Palm Coast home. The occupational therapist has taught her mother, Cherish Moscowitz, how to use play to help Brooklynn gain language and social skills, which are common trouble areas for children with autism.
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