Sensory Strategies to Help Kids with Self-Regulation in the Classroom
The Importance of Self-Regulation Skills Self-regulation is the ability to calm yourself down when you are upset and cheer your self up when you are down. In the classroom, students may need help with self-regulating their emotions and managing their behaviors....
Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist for Children, Teens, and Adults
In this post you will learn about a sensory processing disorder checklist for children, teens, and adults. Every aspect of our lives relies on our ability to process sensory information. For example, if you touch boiling water, your sense of touch signals your brain...
10 Exciting Sensory Activities for Autistic Adults
In this post you will learn about a variety of sensory activities for autistic adults to help enhance their everyday life. As an autistic adult, finding ways to cope with sensory processing difficulties can be very challenging. However, sensory activities can be a...
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder in Teenagers
In this post you will learn everything you need to know about sensory processing disorder in teenagers, including treatment approaches, resources, and more! Whether we fully grasp that or not, so much of our day-to-day function is dictated by our senses. Smelling...
How to Promote Emotional Self-Regulation Among Autistic Teens and Young Adults
In this post you will learn helpful strategies for encouraging emotional self-regulation in autistic teens and young adults to improve their well-being and daily functioning. Traversing the complex world of emotions requires self-regulation. However, young adults on...
5 Engaging and Meaningful Activities for Autistic Adults
Are you searching for fun activities for autistic adults to establish a new routine, promote sensory and processing abilities, and learn life skills? If the answer’s yes, then this guide is for you. Encouraging adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to...
Practical Strategies to Help Achieve Social Skills Goals
In this post you will learn about social skills and how to help your student's meet their social skill goals. Social skills are, hands down, one of the essential life skills everyone needs in a lifetime. We interact with people. And for students and teens, these daily...
Benefits of Life Skills to Help Improve your Quality of Life
In this post you will learn about the benefits of life skills and how they can improve your quality of life. Life skills are a cornerstone in today’s fast-paced world. They enable us to manage and accomplish complex tasks in many settings and navigate our personal and...
Vocational Goals: A Step-by-Step Guide
Choosing what you want to be when you grow up is confusing as you transition into adulthood, but it could be really challenging for autistic individuals. Conceptualizing how different life skills are adjusted to new environments and applications often may not come...
Everything You Need to Know About Visual Schedules for Autistic Individuals
In this post you will learn about how to create effective visual schedules for autistic individuals. Routines are particularly useful for autistic individuals, whether they’re children or adults. They provide a sense of stability and a sense of well-being because you...
Independent Functioning IEP Goals: Examples and Templates to Save You Time
In this post you will learn about independent functioning IEP goals and how you can write them to save you time. Independent living is one of the major outcomes of an IEP. So, preparing for it should ideally start from earlier education levels and working on these...
Life Skill Goals for Teaching Independence
For autistic teenagers and young adults, learning life skills is crucial to achieving independence and living a fulfilling life. As parents, caregivers, and teachers you want to provide the best support, but finding the right resources can be overwhelming. This is...
Help Teach Toothbrushing with Task Analysis to Break the Steps Down
Learn how to get your free toothbrushing task analysis to help teach the skill of brushing teeth. Toothbrushing is an important part of maintaining good oral hygiene and overall health. Toothbrushing can be an overwhelming and hard skill to learn especially if they...
Executive Functioning Challenges with Task Initiation: Resources to Help Teach Life Skills
Inside: Does your autistic teen or young adult struggle with starting a skill? Learn strategies and resources to help with task initiation. Your autistic teen or young adult has to get ready in the morning to get out the door by a certain time and it is always...
Use these Sensory Friendly Autism Showering Products to Help make Showering Easier
*Learn about these sensory friendly autism showering products to help make showering easier for them and improve their quality of life and independence. The body odor and greasy matted hair show your teenager has gone days without showering. Again....