Everyday Teaching Autism Resources

Middle school autism program can do many things around life skills and pre-vocational related tasks. With right support and environmental support, my students can run the program! At the end of the day, my students bring their daily schedule board to the designated spot where we store all the icons…

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Picture Dictionary is a hand-on literacy building activity  that is mainly for students who work on pre-reading skills like, receptively/expressively learning new words, recognizing letters(upper and lower case). It is perfect for a literacy center- eventually students can complete 6-7 words on their own with the visual system.  Once you…

This month, we have talked about Energy everywhere using Unique Learning Curriculum– that makes me more motivated to focus on science lessons after all.. So  we read about States of Matter . To reinforce the concept once again, I created an adaptive book, Forms of Matter. This is where I want to be…

We played with several small objects to decorate Easter Egg(paper) by stamping. Like wine cork, q-tips and pompoms…and this was how it turned out- beautiful!!! I think we did good job making some of Easter’s colors…

I got a bowl of water and some common objects in pairs…one for the experiment and one for the predictions on the poster board. Before the actual hands-on experiment, we made predictions on what will happen to each object in the water. A follow up worksheet is important to see their…

One of my co-worker has been working on the project focused on improving EBP in the class for students with autism spectrum disorder. As a part of participating class, I have been looking into training modules provided from The National Professional Development Center. There are many interventions used in the…

We all know that students with autism greatly benefit from having their own schedule to follow through the day..A schedule gives one clear expectations of the day and a way to visualize his or her day. Schedules can come in many different formats: Sure…but the problem is who is going to…

When working with individuals with autism, workbox tasks can be a helpful tool for promoting engagement, skill development, and independence. Many special educators have shared their workbox task ideas online. Workboxes are typically designed as self-contained activities that focus on specific skills or goals.

Did I tell you that I love my Independent WORKBOX system?‼️  At this I only have about 3️⃣0️⃣ boxes, but my goal by next year will be “double” the number.    The goals is for students to complete the assigned work boxes with minimal staff prompts. In addition, each box…

Our OT and I often discussed how to improve fine motor skills. Practice skills often in a structured manner. Don’t give up. Also, utilize alternative tools if helps, but continue practicing the skills!  To make this practice a part of his/her routine, I created OT (Fine Motor) Station. After all,…