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What is it about autism and trains?… interest across a lifetime. For instance, many children – including children on the spectrum – love the train characters in videos and TV shows such as Thomas the Tank Engine and Chuggington. For older children and adults, model trains can be fun … a motivation for their child to complete a medical visit without a tantrum. Many parents likewise use time watching train videos (available on YouTube) to reward a child for behavioral goals such as toilet training or completing a disliked task. …

Autism and special interests … a passion for trains, the behavioral therapist might build her therapy sessions around activities with toy trains and/or videos of trains. One idea I’m evaluating is that this tactic may actually interfere with the goal of developing the child’s …