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Visual Task Card
By JKB

Another thing that I did for my autistic child was that I made 5 "schedule" cards, with graphics and times. For example:

Monday

8:35-8:45 :s) Welcome to a New Day!
8:45-9:00 :) Morning Paper (Teacher takes
attendance, lunch count, etc.)
9:00-9:15 :cool: Morning Meeting

I used graphics that related to each item. For example, I used a book for Silent Reading time, etc. (For my example above, I just used the smilies available here on PT.)

I had one card for each day and they were laminated. We kept them in a folder. Then, each day, he would pull out the daily schedule and

kept it on his desk. He knew what we were doing and when we were doing it. Autistic children are very routine and schedule oriented.

Another helpful tip.......if you are going to do anything OUT of the normal routine on any given day, such as have an afternoon assembly, let your autistic child know ahead of time. My child handled these alterations in our routine much better when I talked to him and explained them. If something was spontaneous and he didn't have forewarning, it was much more difficult for him to be able to accept the change.

Hope this is helpful, too! JKB