This is a popular game that involves guessing a character of the other player by asking questions about their features. You can buy the board games in most toy shops or larger supermarkets, alternatively you can find it on amazon.co.uk. This game encourages the players to ask questions to narrow down the characters until they are left with the other players character. These questions a typically “Do they wear glasses?”, “Do they have blonde hair”, or “Are they a man or woman?”. It’s important your client has a variety of receptive, tact and intraverbal targets around body and clothes in their repertoire. This game will help them develop important social skills including asking questions (SBSP 12M), responding to mands for information (SBSP 13M), and turn taking (SBSP 14c).
Preceding skills reference to the VB-MAPP Assessment tool:
Sundberg, M. L. (2008) Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program: The VB-MAPP. Concord, CA: AVB Press.
*SBSP: Social Behavior and Social Play.
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