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 interactions can be their solid building blocks for…
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 know what to expect on any given day. Autistic individuals tend to do well…
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 have sensory issues with brushing teeth. Breaking the skill down and finding…
*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. Cringing, you brace yourself for the dreaded battle if you dare intervene. But if you don’t speak…
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 Pandemic. This might…
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 commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make…
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 you make a purchase using this link. * On this site I am…
In this post, you will learn about free personal hygiene teaching activities to help you teach these skills. As both an occupational therapist and a mom to an incredible neurodivergent son, I’ve navigated the unique challenges and joys that come with fostering independence in children who experience the world differently. One aspect of daily life…