Dressed in casuals, the Yellow Pig combines the comfort factor with a desire to explore. The Pig can easily pass off as the boy next door and this helps the children to associate with the character easily. The Yellow Pig has a certain charm to it and takes children along into their dream world, all the time gently egging them on to unleash their imagination. And this very ability of the Yellow Pig is the reason why the character has proved to be an effective teacher in the world of young kids and especially those on the spectrum.
Early reading picture books often try and adopt new characters in order to keep a novelty factor in the child’s world. However, this novelty more often than not confuses a child and mostly upsets those with special needs. Autistic kids draw comfort from a routine and familiarity. Exposing their world to a new character with each book not only topples their apple cart but also forces them to shut down their mind to the cognitive information that the book is conveying to them. The Yellow Pig series has solved this problem rather effectively. The character remains constant right through the series and the kids over time learn to love this adorable little pig and are happy to go with it to areas that may otherwise scare them. Teaching them cognitive skills, hand eye co-ordination and even bettering their audio visual responses will get a lot easier as the kids learn to go along with the Yellow Pig.
Autistic kids have a problem imagining and this is also the reason why they rarely play any ‘pretend’ games. With the help of the Yellow Pig these children are able to latch on to the concept of imagination easily. Without actually going to the Zoo, they are able to imagine the various animals there and understand the characteristics of these animals. This helps children on the spectrum to open the wings of their imagination and soar high in the clouds.
Indeed the new teacher on the block is proving to be very effective. The fact the Yellow Pig is available in toys and T shirts, adds to this familiarity and helps children on the spectrum associate with the character even more. The charm of the character lies in its simplicity and right from the dress code to the soothing warm yellow color of the pig, everything sends out positive vibes that translates into better moods for autistic kids and even those who are not on the spectrum.
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