Transactions
For many autistic children, transactional behaviours such as waiting in line, paying at a shop, or sharing resources need to be taught explicitly and practised regularly. Whizkid Games gives children a safe, engaging space to rehearse turn-taking, exchanging items, waiting, and understanding fairness.
Why this matters
Transactions are everywhere once you start noticing them — the canteen, the bus, the shop counter, a turn on the swing. Each one has an unwritten sequence that most people absorb by watching, and that many autistic children do far better with when it is taught directly.
Getting a transaction wrong in public is uncomfortable, which makes real-world practice stressful for the whole family. Practising the sequence beforehand means the first attempt in a real shop is not the first attempt at all.
What your child practises
Waiting for a turn
Holding back until the right moment, with clear visual cues for when that is.
Exchanging items
Giving something and receiving something, and understanding the swap.
Paying for something
The sequence of choosing, handing over payment, and taking what you bought.
Sharing fairly
Dividing items between characters and recognising when a share is even.
How the games work
- Each transaction is broken into its individual steps rather than presented as one action.
- The same sequence repeats across activities so the pattern becomes familiar.
- Children get immediate, consistent feedback at each step instead of only at the end.
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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Download Whizkid Games and get six free games to begin with, including activities from Transactions.