Autism Therapy: independent living skills

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Special Ed Students Get Post-High School Resources

Oct 4, 2011

A Michigan school district has joined forces with several organizations to provide post-high school resources for kids with autism and other developmental needs. The Berkley School District, the Judson Center of Royal Oak, and Michigan Rehabilitation Services hope to help young adults transition into life beyond education. Services provided include school instruction at the nearby community college, independent living skills training, and work experience at Providence Hospital. Judson Center has provided a group home where people can learn cooking skills, laundry skills, and other skills needed for independent living. The transition specialist at the home uses dialectic behavior therapy (DBT). DBT is comprised of four components: core mindfulness; distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

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Elementary School Teaches Life Skills and Academics

Aug 19, 2008

North Bend Elementary School, in Washington, is home to a special education program that builds life skills while promoting academic standards for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. This three-classroom program provides children with one-on-one skills such as writing, reading, and finding ways to communicate that best suit them. In addition to academics, children receive physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Some of the children participate in general education classes with their peers - this helps both groups of children with social interaction. As the children move through the program, they learn job and independent living skills.

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Parent Participation Crucial to LIFE Intervention

Mar 10, 2008

The Augusta Levy Learning Center, in West Virginia, uses the Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention (LIFE) as its model; one of its goals is to mainstream children with autism. LIFE works to increase the language skills, independent living skills, and social interaction skills of children with autism using applied behavior analysis (ABA). Key to this intervention is parent participation. "Parents are considered the most essential part of the child's educational team and are trained by Lovaas consultants to work alongside the child's therapists and to implement programs in the home." The carry-over from on-site therapies into the home environment ensures that the child receives consistent and ongoing therapy.

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Students with Autism Learn Basic Life Skills in Oregon

Feb 18, 2008

Teenagers with autism are part of Basic Life Skills, an independent living skills program at Central High School in Salem, Oregon. In addition to speech therapy, occupational therapy, and counseling, students learn skills to allow them to become independent. Each student has an individualized program, which may include learning to cook and living part-time in an apartment. The goal is for each person to be able to join the community, working and living as independently as possible, upon high-school graduation.

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