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Next Steps to Independence: Skills and Strategies

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Next Steps to Independence: Skills and Strategies

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The Next Steps checklist provides a framework to develop skills for independence in adulthood for individuals with disabilities. This tool highlights critical developmental milestones organized by age.

This is a great resource for the informal assessment of self-determination skills and information for the PLAAFP.

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Social Narratives

Personal Space

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A schedule is an essential tool for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The challenge is to create a schedule that is tailored to the needs, strengths, and interests of the individual. . A schedule is a powerful strategy for use with students with autism which must be taught explicitly and implemented consistently in order to be effective. It empowers an individual to have a sense of understanding and security that leads to success and independence.

Things to consider:

Format: What information will the student be able to understand even under stress?

Content: What are the big chunks that will make up the content?

Orientation: How will the student read the organization?

Length: How much time should the schedule include?

Process: How will the student indicate the process of finishing?

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Prompts to improve receptive and expressive language. These are ideal for use during independent morning work.

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Graphic Organizers
Word Prediction
Sentence Stems