Thursday, May 31, 2012

Teach Your Child to Generalize Skills

A video tip from Rethink Autism. http://www.rethinkautism.com/community/news/Story.aspx?ID=616

Positively Autism offers summer ABA training! Learn more here.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

"Train in the Sun" Story

A summer vocabulary story from Positively Autism: http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/Sunny_TrainStory.pdf

Summer Autism Training from Positively Autism! Learn a fun, natural ABA method with a high success rate for increasing communication! http://www.positivelyautism.com/training.html

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Autism Guide for Military Families

I was out of town for the holiday yesterday, so I'm re-posting this freebie today in honor of those who serve.

Here's a link to the Autism Speaks resource page for military families. It includes an autism guide and links to support resources.
http://www.autismspeaks.org/military-families/resources

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Sunny Vocabulary

A vocabulary activity for summer from Positively Autism: http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/SunnyVocabulary.pdf

Join Positively Autism's first online class! Learn a fun ABA method to increase your child's communication and motivation to learn! http://www.positivelyautism.com/training.html

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Last Day of School Social Story

An illustrated story from Slater Software about the last day of school.

http://www.slatersoftware.com/Last%20Day%20of%20School%20SocialStory.pdf

View Positively Autism's collection of summer songs, vocabulary stories, safety stories, and more: http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/unit_summer.html

Monday, May 14, 2012

Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers

A free version of this autism screening tool from Autism Speaks. This might be a good starting off point to talk with your doctor if you have concerns about autism and your child.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/diagnosis/m-chat

Friday, May 11, 2012

"Going to the Doctor" Social Skill Story and Flashcards

Part of our developing activities series on doctor visits. The story explains the process of a doctor visit, and the flashcards help familiarize the child with things that he or she might see on the doctor visit.

Get both the story and the flashcards here: http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/unit_doctordentist.html

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Mother's Day Activities

A brief overview of Mother's Day and what kids can do for mom on the holiday.

http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/Story_MothersDay.pdf

View the rest of Positively Autism's collection of Mother's Day Activities here: http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/mothersday.html

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Monday, May 7, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

"All About Me" Student Information Form

A form for sharing student information with next year's teachers or other service providers, or for parents to provide information about their child to teachers.

http://www.tooloftheweek.org/2012/04/all-about-me.html

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Sensory-Friendly Movie Screenings

Please note that only children's tickets from Studio Movie Grill are free. Others require a ticket purchase, I believe. Please call your local theater for more information.

AMC:
May 5th
10:00 AM Local Time
Movie: Pirates! Band of Misfits
Find a theater: http://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/events/sensory-friendly-films/

Studio Movie Grill:
May 5th
11:00 AM Local Time
Movie: Pirates! Band of Misfits
More info: http://www.studiomoviegrill.com/BodyGraphic.aspx?ID=171