Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides starting points for creating meaningful activities for pre-school and elementary-aged students with autism and related special needs. It also provides 10 printable worksheets for each theme.
The themes addressed in the book are:- Colors
- Numbers & Shapes
- Fall (Sub-theme: All About Me)
- Winter (Sub-theme: Winter Holidays)
- Spring, Summer (Sub-theme: Camping & Going to the Zoo)
- Transportation and Mobile Apps
Each chapter has a list of activities that address some of the skills that are sometimes the most challenging for some individuals with autism. Each theme's unit provides activity ideas specific to the following areas:
- Joint Attention
- Imitation Skills
- Communication
- Self-Help Skills
- Independent Skills
- Pre-Vocational Skills
- Social Skills
- Play Skills
- Sensory Involvement
- Basic Concept Mastery
- Vocabulary/Literacy
- Fine Motor, and Gross Motor