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
Also included at the end of each chapter is an "Implementation Tip" related to one of the suggested activities. Sample lesson plans for classroom routines and procedures are provided as well as printable worksheets for each theme. The "Apps" chapter highlights five educational apps in each skill area. The highlighted apps can be easily incorporated into lessons and activities for young children.