A child's play room should be a refuge for them.  This should be a place where your child can go to find enjoyment while also helping them to develop.  In order to ensure that this is what is going on during your child's playtime, you will need to provide him with a great selection of educational toys. 

The days of children playing with G.I. Joe's, Barbie's and board games are a thing of the past today.  This is because today's children are technologically savvy and thus they need to have hi-tech, interactive games that supply them with a source of instant gratification.  Of course, little boys still enjoy playing with their trucks in the mud and little girls like dressing up their doll babies for toy parties but today's children are also quite computer literate as well.

If you have a child who has special needs and you want to get the most out of playtime, then you are going to have to stick with a set of rules.  Of course, these rules may change from one child to the next but here are 11 ways in which you can reap the benefits of constructive play with your special needs child: