Self-Help Skills for People with Autism describes a systematic approach that parents and educators can use to teach basic self-care to children (24 months to early teens and even older).

The book explains how to teach skills rather than have children depend on others and devotes a chapter to each of four skill areas (eating, dressing, toileting, personal hygiene).

Offers detailed insight and specific instruction strategies:

1. Specify the target skill to be taught after prioritizing self-care tasks.

Use task analysis to break complex skills into a series of small steps

Apply a systematic approach to instruction (e.g., verbal prompting, reinforcers/rewards, chaining, graduated guidance, shaping, modeling, visual supports, etc)

Monitor progress by collecting and analyzing data

Modify your approach as needed to achieve the target goal

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Reducing Long-term Dependence
Chapter 2 Identifying Individual Differences
Chapter 3 Determining What to Teach and When
Chapter 4 Establishing a Context for Learning
Chapter 5 Motivating Your Child to Learn
Chapter 6 Using Effective Tools for Change
Chapter 7 Evaluating Progress
Chapter 8 Teaching Dressing and Personal Hygiene Skills
Chapter 9 Teaching Eating Skills
Chapter 10 Teaching Toileting Skills
Chapter 11 Planning for Generalization

Includes case studies, forms for task analysis, instructional plans and data collection.