Does your child or loved one with autism need your help to complete activities like washing their hands, brushing their teeth, making meals & playing independently?
Then this section–which covers the use of Activity Schedules–is for you!
Well researched & proven to be effective, Activity Schedules are used to support many students at the Autism Model School in the development of vocational skills, hygiene routines, daily living tasks & more!
Activity Schedules Tutorial
Click here to view our Activity Schedules Tutorial.
This 20-minute video, produced by the Autism Model School’s clinical management team, covers some Activity Schedule basics.
This includes how to create and teach children & young adults to use them to gain independence in completing a task.
After you’ve viewed the video, check out our growing library of ready-to-go Activity Schedules listed in the next section.
We hope they may be helpful for you at home.
Activity Schedules Library
- Handwashing, Google Document w/ Photos + Text
- Teaching Proper Hand-washing, Video (Scott Center for Autism, FL Tech)
- Taking a Shower, Google Slides w/ Photos + Animations
- Getting Dressed, Google Slides w/ Photos + Text
- Make a Bowl of Cereal, Google Slides w/ Photos + Text
- Making a PB&J Sandwich, Google Slides w/ Photos + Text
- Toothbrushing, Google Slides w/ Photos + Text
- Toothbrushing (“Silly SnapChat Version”), Google Slides w/ Videos (A special note about this…)
- Making the Bed, Google Slides w/ Photos + Text
Additional Resources
- Check out a demonstration of the prompting hierarchy referenced in the Activity Schedule Tutorial.
Need More Help?
Find one you like but nervous to get started? Don’t see an Activity Schedule for a skill or task that you need?
We’re here to support you! Autism Model School students & families, & Afterschool Astros participants can contact their classroom teachers for additional help.
You can also email lreed@amstoledo.org