Having posted about “unusual” play as a potential marker for autism in infants—-these ball rolling machines bring to mind the ball coaster that was one of Charlie’s favorites when he was a toddler, and the memory of sitting beside him and watching the balls slide and roll (though not nearly as fast as on this video). Charlie would be absorbed in the movement of the balls, and his fascination was contagious.
“Unusual” play, perhaps, but it opens up a different way of looking at the world as does Turning a Sphere Inside Out is the name of a video from Scientific …read more