Self-help skills (also known as self-care skills, independent skills, daily living, or life skills) are basic everyday skills that a person needs to have in order to live independently. Typically developing children pick up self-help skills readily through daily exposure to their routines at school or in their homes. Although they might need some level […]
Getting dressed is part of everyone’s daily routine. Although it might seem straightforward to us, it requires many skills to complete. These skills include sustained attention, body awareness, coordination of our limbs, range of gross and fine motor skills, memory, sequencing of the task, planning, and organization. Therefore, children with autism need to develop these […]
The challenging behavior presented by children with autism can be a concern for many families. These could be in the form of tantrums, meltdowns, and non-compliance. It could also be self-stimulatory behaviors such as high-pitched screaming, insistence on following a fixed routine, or repeatedly throwing things on the floor. Sometimes, families find it challenging to […]
As mentioned in our previous article, it is common that children with ASD to have poor or little desire to learn because of the lack of motivation to accomplish their goals. This makes it hard for us to teach them the things we would like them to learn. There are many reasons why this may […]
Motivation can be defined as someone who is eager to accomplish a goal, as demonstrated by their desire, determination, and persistence. However, children with ASD often show little interest in learning the things we hope to teach them because of the lack of motivation to accomplish their goals. This may be due to a variety […]
Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD is defined by a persistent deficit in social communication and social interaction across multiple settings. Individuals with autism can present with various degrees of social challenges from being awkward to having no social interests at all. It is a common assumption that children with ASD are not socially interested. While […]
Most children with autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) need a certain degree of support with their language understanding. When children with autism interact with people during class and other social situations, there will be times when the language being used is beyond their understanding and therefore do not know how to respond. These children […]
Learning is not simply about acquiring knowledge from only within the confined walls of a classroom. For most children, learning opportunities are present in their everyday lives as they interact and learn from the people and environment around them. Thus, learning-how-to-learn skills is a group of skills combined that equips the child to become a […]
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