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....
How to Create Routines for Individuals with Autism: An Easy Way
Inside: It is normal to feel scared and anxious during times of change. Find out an easy way to help create a routine for individuals with autism and your family. Change…. Right now as I write this post, there are a lot of changes going on in the world with a global...
Feel Successful and Confident Teaching Life Skills
Feel Confident and Successful Teaching Life Skills Inside: Learn how to analyze your teaching session to reflect and make a plan for helping you create a meaningful and successful learning opportunity. *This post may contain affiliate links. You set up the perfect...
Autism and Money Skills: Tips and Resources for Teaching
Autism and Money Skills: What you need to know to help teach your autistic teenager or adult to help them gain valuable life skills to improve their quality of life. *Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I receive a small...
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...
Autism and Organizational Skills: Helpful Teaching Tips, Strategies, and Resources
Learn about autism and organizational skills with teaching tips and helpful resources to help autistic teens become more organized. *Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means that I receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if...
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 Autistic Individuals
Learn about Functional Life Skills Resources to add to your toolbox. Teaching functional life skills can feel very overwhelming at times because there are so many different skills. You may not feel like you know where to start or what teaching strategies to use? Check...
Teaching Life Skills Autism: Books to Add to your Toolbox
Learn about teaching life skills autism with these great books to add to your toolbox. *This post contains affiliate links. Please see the disclosure statement for further details. Teaching Life Skills Autism Teaching life skills can feel very overwhelming because...
