Grouping Objects
Grouping objects helps autistic children develop an understanding of characteristics such as size, shape and colour. By practising grouping, children learn to organise — a skill used constantly at home, and an important foundation for early maths, science and language.
Why this matters
Sorting is quietly everywhere: putting the shopping away, tidying toys into the right box, choosing clothes that go together. Each one asks the same underlying question about what belongs with what.
Categorisation also underpins language. Understanding that apples and bananas are both fruit is how vocabulary scales instead of being learned one word at a time.
What your child practises
Sorting by one attribute
Grouping by a single clear feature — colour, then shape, then size.
Sorting by type
Grouping by what something is or does, rather than how it looks.
Re-sorting by a new rule
Regrouping the same objects a different way, which builds cognitive flexibility.
Spotting the odd one out
Recognising what does not belong, and being able to say why.
How the games work
- Activities begin with a single obvious attribute before combining several.
- Objects are drawn clearly and distinctly so the sorting rule is never ambiguous.
- Difficulty increases gradually, so each step builds on one already mastered.
Whizkid Games was developed using DSM-5 criteria with input from specialists, educators and families, and is designed for children with level 2 and 3 autism. For background reading on this skill area, see the parent guide on Autism Games.
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