Tips for Teaching Money Management to Teens with Autism
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Evidence-Based Practices for Individuals with Autism
Evidence-Based Practices for Individuals with Autism Today I wanted to share with you evidence-based practices for individuals with autism. As an occupational therapist, it is important for me to stay up to date about what strategies are...
How to Help Teens with Autism with Organization Skills
*Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase using this link. How to Help Teens with Autism Become More Organized This is a question I hear from my...
Free Resources for Teaching Personal Hygiene Cares
Free Resources for Teaching Personal Hygiene Cares I get so many questions about how to help with personal hygiene cares and I wanted to put together a list of FREE resources available for you to look at and use. Below you will find a list of FREE Resources and Videos...
The Best Functional Life Skills Resources for Individuals with Autism
Functional Life Skills for Individuals with Autism Functional life skills are essential for all individuals to learn and develop as they get older to learn to be more independent with their everyday life. It can feel overwhelming when you think about all the different...
Resources for Teaching Life Skills
Resources for Teaching Life Skills Below is a list of books and resources I have come across when researching ways to help teach life skills to individuals with autism. I have personally read these books and found them all to be helpful in their own unique ways. Check...
How to Teach Teens with Autism How to Use the Microwave
How to Teach Teens with Autism How to Use the Microwave *This post may contain affiliate links. There is no extra cost to you, but if you purchase something through our link, we will receive a commission. Teaching how to use the microwave is an important cooking...
How to Teach Kitchen Safety Skills for Teens with Autism
How to Teach Kitchen Safety Skills for Teens with Autism Kitchen Safety Skills can be a tricky area to figure out how to teach because there can be so many different scenerios when cooking. There could be different outcomes based on different situations. One area to...
Free Visuals to help with Teaching Laundry Skills
Free Visuals to help with Teaching Laundry Skills Download our FREE Laundry Skills Printable that contains the steps to complete the laundry in a checklist format, visual sequencing cards with pictures and words, teaching tips, and activity ideas! Teaching Laundry...
Apps to Teach about Laundry Skills
Apps to Teach about Laundry Skills Are you trying to figure out how to teach laundry skills? We have come across some helpful apps that may be helpful to you when teaching your child the steps to complete laundry. We have also found some games that may spark their...
Activity Ideas to work on Toilet Training
Activity Ideas to work on Toilet Training Toilet Training can be challenging for some with autism. I have tried to put together some activity ideas for younger and older children to help teach toileting skills. * This post contains affiliate links, which means I...
Best Tips to Help with Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism
Best Tips to Help with Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism Toilet training for individuals with autism is an important issue we need to address to help them with functional life skills. They may need extra time to learn this skill or be taught using different...
One Lesson from our Occupational Therapist that Changed our Outlook and our Lives
Kaylene from Autistic Mama shares her insights and expertise with us today about her expereince with meeting her son's occupational therapist. The first time I met my son’s occupational therapist, my life changed. During his evaluation, he happily played in the...
Water Safety for Kids with Autism
Water Safety Water safety is a huge safety concern especially during the summer months where kids are more exposed to pools, lakes, and the beach. When researching about water safety for kids with autism, I found out that drowning is the leading cause of death for...
Life Skills Summer Activities for Teens with Autism
Life Skills Summer Activities Summer vacation can be a great time to relax and get away from the hustle and bustle of the school year, but it can also bring about some added stress of going away from the typical routine. Some teens may do well without structure, but...
