Community/Home Supports
STRATEGIES FOR THE HOME
Meals
Simple Microwave Meals
Cooking to Learn PCI educational publishing
Visual placemat of where plates, cups, silverware, etc. goes
Leisure Time
Picture Schedules
Video Modeling
Mark on family calendar event they have planned (movie night with movie times)
Getting Dressed
Task Lists
Color coding hangers
Picture Prompts of appropriate outfits
Mirror at bedroom door to check themselves
Pets
Feeding Schedule
Have them keep track
Provide designated measuring cup for feeding
Chores
Get tools that make it easy (swiffer)
Give them ownership and some sort of reward (TV time)
Have child pick out which supplies they want to use in the store
Shopping
Allow them to pay
Compare prices
Provide gift cards for children to pay with and budget
Examples of visuals to increase independence in the home:
Meals
Simple Microwave Meals
Cooking to Learn PCI educational publishing
Visual placemat of where plates, cups, silverware, etc. goes
Leisure Time
Picture Schedules
Video Modeling
Mark on family calendar event they have planned (movie night with movie times)
Getting Dressed
Task Lists
Color coding hangers
Picture Prompts of appropriate outfits
Mirror at bedroom door to check themselves
Pets
Feeding Schedule
Have them keep track
Provide designated measuring cup for feeding
Chores
Get tools that make it easy (swiffer)
Give them ownership and some sort of reward (TV time)
Have child pick out which supplies they want to use in the store
Shopping
Allow them to pay
Compare prices
Provide gift cards for children to pay with and budget
Examples of visuals to increase independence in the home:
Useful sites to explore to find creative and helpful community and home visuals such as the ones seen above:
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/brandishinn/visual-schedules/
Autism Speaks- http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/visual-tools
Do 2 Learn- http://do2learn.com/picturecards/VisualSchedules/index.htm
Boardmaker Software by Mayer-Johnson- http://www.mayer-johnson.com/what-is-boardmaker/
The Autism Helper- http://theautismhelper.com/
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/brandishinn/visual-schedules/
Autism Speaks- http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/visual-tools
Do 2 Learn- http://do2learn.com/picturecards/VisualSchedules/index.htm
Boardmaker Software by Mayer-Johnson- http://www.mayer-johnson.com/what-is-boardmaker/
The Autism Helper- http://theautismhelper.com/