Product Description

Activity schedules -- simple, yet revolutionary teaching tools -- enable children with autism to accomplish activities with greatly reduced adult supervision. An activity schedule is a set of pictures or words that cues a child to engage in a sequence of activities. When activity schedules are mastered, children are more self-directed and purposeful in their home, school, and leisure activities -- doing puzzles, interacting with classmates, and preparing food with minimal assistance from adults. In this book, parents and professionals will find detailed instructions and examples to help them. Activity Schedules for Children with Autism can be used successfully with young children, adolescents, and adults, rewarding them with more control over their lives.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135097 in Books
• Published on: 1999-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 117 pages

About the Author
Lynn E McClannahan PhD and Patricia J Krantz PhD

Customer Reviews

Excellent reference for parents, concise, clear, readable.
Activity schedules are very useful. They helped our three-year old son (with PDD) talk more appropriately, make choices, become more independent and self-disciplined, engage in less stereotypy, and be meaningfully occupied when he is at home. They are a great complement to a formal behavioral intervention program. The book is great because it explains clearly how to develop them, how to teach them, what to do and what not to do, in plain english. The authors avoided technical jargon without sacrificing the high scientific standards they are respected for. You can use what you have read immediately. A must read, not only for parents of children with autism or PDD, but for special education teachers, therapists and other autism professionals.

Not really for verbal children
My five yr old son has w/i the last year become verbal and I can't imagine doing this system w/ him. This would discourage his newly emerging verbal skills. However, I do wish we had done this with him before he became verbal. I can see so many benefits of this system, but I can not figure out how to adapt it to a highly verbal child. If your child is not verbal, get this book and do this system before your child becomes verbal!! Not only for Autistic kids, but for any child w/ low verbal skills and problems with organizational skills.

Very practical
I would recommend this book to anyone who has or works with AS children. It has given me a better understanding of their limitations and allowed me to stretch my boundaries even further. I can only assure anyone reading this that this little book will give you strength to carry on, even when you think you can't take anymore.Every parent should have this book. A must read for special education teachers, therapists and other autism professionals too.