101 Autism Activities Printable for Functional Life Skills Education

Description

101+ simplistic autism activities printable games, ideas, and lessons inspire learning and ignite the senses of each individual across the autism spectrum.

Children and adults will love the active, easy learning and playing methods intertwined with responsibility and social awareness.

The ideas found in this book are meant to guide caregivers through the journey of developing and increasing the abilities of individuals with disabilities to interact with the world.

Individuals with autism need steady guidance and foundational building activities to navigate through learning.

The autism activities printable pages in this book are meant to accentuate autism and can be customized to the functioning level all who are participating ranging from individuals with profound needs to typically functioning peers.

 

101+ Autism Activities Printable Table of Contents

INSIDE SENSORY ACTIVITIES – Autism Activities Printable

1. Kid in a Blanket

2. Roll It Out

3. Sensory Brush

4. Pressure Points, Joint Compressions, and Hair Tugs

5. Rock and Roll in a Laundry Basket

6. Give and Receive Raspberries

7. Kid Sandwich

8. Yoga Ball: Bounce and Roll

9. Kid in a Box

10. Make a Box Playhouse

11. Spin in a Chair

12. Play in the Snow Inside

13. Climb the Sofa Mountain

14. Blanket Fort

15. Stand on Your Head

16. Find a Good Fidget

17. Pop Bubble Wrap

OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES

18. Paint the House

19. Make Clover Jewelry

20. Sidewalk Chalk

21. Bug Hunt

22. Sprinkler Run and Squirters

23. Visit a Large Pool

24. Play in the Rain

25. Make a Mud Pie

26. Roll Down a Hill

INDOOR OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES – Autism Activities Printable

27. Blow Bubbles

28. Start Some Seeds

29. Obstacle Course

30. Streamers and Pompoms

31. Mini Trampolines

32. Limbo

33. Balance Beam

34. Ball Pit

35. Kid Jump Over the Candlestick

36. Row Your Boat

37. Swinging

38. Stretch

39. Change Your Method of Transportation

40. Red Light, Green Light

41. Raise a Critter

42. Chores

43. Buddy Sports Program

44. Parachute Play

45. Super Bouncy Balls

46. Paper Plate Skating

INDOOR ACTIVITIES – Autism Activities Printable

47. Dance Party

48. Sorting Recycling

49. Play in Your Food

50. Easy Cooking

51. Make Playdough

52. Dryer Lint Modeling Dough

53. Gack

54. Coffee Can Ice Cream

55. Dissect a Hollow Vegetable

56. Homemade Noise Makers

57. Shaker Water Bottles

58. Make Your Own Tornadoes

59. Grow a Shrunken Toy

ACADEMICS – Autism Activities Printable

60. Roaming, Reading, and Writing

61. Fish for Fun

62. Practice Typing

63. Rainbow Words

64. Make a Movie and Do Video Modeling

65. Read a Book on the Potty

66. Make a Book

67. Create a Schedule

68. Sign Language

69. Stamping

70. Sort and Pair Socks

71. Junk Mail Creations

72. Lacing Letters

73. Photo Match Fun

74. Sing and Spell Names

75. Magna Doodle

PLAY AND EXPLORE – Autism Activities Printable

76. Dramatic Play

77. Button Plunge

78. Toy Drop

79. Sing Like a Rockstar

80. Taking Care of Baby Doll

81. Build Towers

82. Soap Bottle Fun

83. Have a Wet Tub

84. Have a Dry Tub

85. Create a Small Sensory Room

86. Create a Large Sensory Room

87. Store Bought Games

88. Pots and Pans

89. Cat and Mouse Play

90. Golf Ball Tees in Styrofoam

91. Clothespins

ART

92. Create Sticker Art

93. Watercolor Painting with Straws

94. Race Car Painting

95. Rainbow Crayons

96. Crayon Melt

97. Paint with Your Feet

98. Two on a Crayon

99. Coffee Filter Art

100. Magnet Painting

101. Mixing Colors

102. Shaving Cream

103. CD Spinner

 

Autism Activities Printable Resources

The autism activities printable methods are designed to shift children into an educationally social environment and away from television, electronics, and undesirable behaviors.

Eliminate the restrictive saying, “But he has autism!” and replace it with “Since he has autism he can do this activity a different way; different but okay!”

These autism activities printable pages are great for school, therapy, and home and were especially compiled for kids with ALL levels of autism including

Asperger’s, individuals who are nonverbal, individuals with severe cognitive impairments, and other special people such as those with Sensory Processing Disorder, social anxiety, Attention-Deficient Disorder (ADD), Attention-Deficient/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Cerebral Palsy.

About the author

Caroline Koehler obtained a double masters of science in special education and general education from Indiana State University.

She has instructed children with special needs in the school setting, childcare setting, and home environment and has experience with individuals with disabilities from birth through adolescence.

Caroline became intrigued with children and autism while teaching kindergarten.

Later, she worked as a developmental therapist instructing families and caregivers on useful techniques to advance infants and toddlers with developmental delays.

Caroline also facilitated a special education classroom exclusively for students with autism aged kindergarten through sixth grade who were significantly delayed cognitively, behaviorally, or socially.

She has served as both a special education inclusion teacher and an autism consultant for children within the public schools and is eager to offer advice, suggestions, and support.

Caroline is passionate about the use of visuals including schedules, monitoring controls, cue cards, and social stories.

Often asked what it takes to work with children and adolescents with intense needs, she always answers the same: Treat the individuals and families with respect and dignity; the rest will come.

This autism activities set can also be useful for students, teachers, and families with young children or those with special needs to use during distance learning, home, therapy, and school.