Project Autism Guidelines Manual
Table of Contents
Section I - Introduction
Recreation Services for People with Autism: Rationale
The Project
Structured Teaching & TEACCH
How to Use this Manual
Recreation Opportunities
Section II - Background
Benefits of recreation/involvement
The role of a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS)
Section III - Process
a. Teaching recreation activity and social participation skills
b. Understanding Skills and Needs & Setting
Goals
1. Personal Strengths
2. Goals & Wishes.
3. Learning Style
4. Leisure Interests & Satisfaction
5. Meaningful Routines
6. Use of Resources
7. Initiation/Planning
c. Assessment As a Process
d. Conducting an Assessment
e. Assessment by Observation
f. Determining Successful Activities
g. "Developing Successful Play Activities for Individuals with Autism"
(Article from Advocate)
h. Setting goals
i. Exploring New Recreation Opportunities
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Incorporating Strong and Unusual Interests
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Learning and Practicing Skills
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Teaching Skills Based upon Established Goals
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Context & Environment when Teaching Skills
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Using a Choice Board
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Learning Initiation, Set Up, and Clean Up
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Free Play
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Sampling a Variety of Recreation Activities & Resources
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Participating in the Community
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Community Safety
Section IV - Resources
a. Resources
1. What is Available in the Community?
2. Social Stories
A. Types of Social Story Sentences
B. Examples of a Social Story:
3. Games/Toys/Suggested Activities
4. References and Other Suggested Readings
5. Links
a. TEACCH
b. Autism Society of
North Carolina
c. Autism Society of
America
d. ATRA
e. NTRS
f. NCRTA
g. Toys R Us
h. Zany Brainy