Why Do Children Line Up Toys ?

[@annamarianne6499]

I appreciate how logical and sensible you are.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

thanks

[@nurserynook]

Lining up toys would be called a scheme (or Schema). These were first highlighted by a theorist called Piaget. They're a common repeated play behaviour that most children will engage in at some point in their lives. There are approximately 24 schemes (Athey). Rotation, transporting, throwing (trajectory) are all common examples. They demonstrate that a child is trying to make sense of the world around them, construct knowledge etc. As children develop they begin to bring together their simple scheme into more complex operations, e.g. a child who is interested in lining objects up may progress to measuring (using a long tape measure). It's a pre-requisite. See Piaget, Chris Athey, Cathy Nutbrown. The feet - as we have so many nerves in our feet it can be overstimulating to walk with flat feet:(

[@safmalsa6080]

Thank you for providing context to this activity. It creates anxiety but is not looked at logically the way you explained it.

[@MaryKDayPetrano]

You are very wrong. Are you Autiatic youraelf ? Or is this just a guess form the outside looking in ? I'm Autistic. We line up toys because we are making Autistic categories of things. That's why. This is how Autistic people learn to maker categories. We don't categorize things the same way as Neurotypicals.

[@alk99]

What ASD children need the most is respect and patience. Only if we as parents spend time with the child, join what he is playing, introduce new ways and make the play fun, eventually will we get there, first be with him and then bring him back to the human world.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

totally right!

[@mellostation]

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[@AgentsofSpeech]

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[@robynlarue1815]

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[@AgentsofSpeech]

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[@tinyking11]

Thanks for this. My son is 2 years old and he’s mildly autistic. He always lines stuff up and gets upset when I mess it up. 😂 He does a lot of things repetitively. I guess it’s soothing for him, I’m not sure.

[@thecozycorner.4492]

yes totally right my son use to be but al hamdoulillah not anymore

[@jnette_]

I have a question it’s been in the back of mind for a year now, we have tile in our living room and my son lines up his cars or books or sticks or crayons or just sometimes any toys, not often but maybe three times a week over the grout lines of the floor and I have always wonder why he does this?

[@GermanSeasieTV]

My 16 mo old started lining up objects not necessarily toys. His fav are water bottles that he specifically lines up. If I help him out it in line he’ll be happy to do it with me but when I would mess it up he be upset. I pretend play w him w his doll and he hugs dolls and copies me when I fake feed baby. What do you think?

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Sounds ok to me so far

[@GermanSeasieTV]

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[@khadijahshabazz7512]

My 2 year old daughter takes finger foods(like dino nuggets)one by one, dips them in sauce, takes a bite, then puts it on the table in a row and repeats until there's no more nuggets.

[@drei9]

My 6 yr old boy does that too. Lines up his candies and toys

[@sali6522]

Hi Ming I am about to purchase your course. I just want to know ......my son was said to be delayed in his expressive language and auditory comprehension. Will your course be helpful for this kind of diagnosis, we are waiting to get a psychological evaluation to see if he is autistic.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

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[@user-qj3pg1gb8v]

What if child lines up everything not only toys?

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