Building Connections Through Play

In this episode of our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Podcast, Georgina Durrant is joined by Dr Gina Gómez de la Cuesta to discuss LEGO® - based therapy. Gina explains the origins and aims of LEGO® - based therapy, who can benefit from it and how to ensure it is neurodiversity-affirming. Gina is the founderand director of Play Included® and her Brick-by-Brick® programme is the only LEGO® - based therapy endorsed by the LEGO Foundation. She talks us through how teachers can set up LEGO® - based therapy at school and gives us her top tips for getting it right.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

Play Included® Website

Play Included® Youtube Channel

LEGO Foundation website

Relevant resources:

Building Brick Therapy Resource Pack

Building Brick Therapy Information Sheet

Building Brick Therapy Key Word Cards