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Church Book

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I was really struggling with my high functioning autistic son during church with his inappropriate behaviors. So I made him a book that not only explains the routine but also behaviors. I took pictures of him at church, pasted it to colored paper, and laminated it. I attached it with an “O” ring. (Just like [...]

All About Me Card

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My oldest child has high functioning autism. So to most people he looks like every other 8 year old boy. However, my son has autistic behaviors that can be difficult to understand and know how to handle. Since he is mainstreamed, I make his church and school teachers a card every year letting them know [...]

Feeling Face Book

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Most high function autistic children understand the basic emotions, but complicated ones such as embarrasment can be confusing. Therefore, I made my son a feeling face book and read it to him often to help teach him about different emotions. I took the emotion faces from Toni Attwood’s Book, “Asperger’s Syndrome” and made my son [...]

Surprise Box

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Are your kids already getting bored this summer? Spice things up a bit by having a “Surprise Box!” day. Simply add a bunch of toys your child loves but no longer plays with into a bin (not clear). Put it away and only get it out occasionally, for Rainy Days, Babysitters, Sunday, etc. To print [...]

Clean Room

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There are too many steps for small children to process all at once when cleaning their room. Try breaking it down in small steps. Here’s an example of a chart I did for my son. I took a picture of his messy bed then a picture of his bed made. I did this for every [...]