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Basic self-help skills regarding grooming and hygiene. X Toileting Basic self-help skills regarding toileting. Y Gross Motor Skills Large motor activities such as: playing ball, swinging, crawling, running, skipping, etc. Z Fine Motor Skills Fine motor activities such as: writing, pegboard, turn pages in a book, cutting, pasting, etc.
A 2013 meta-analysis indicated that TEACCH has small or no effects on perceptual, motor, verbal, cognitive, and motor functioning, communication skills, and activities of daily living. There were positive effects in social and maladaptive behavior, but these results required further replication due to the methodological limitations of the pool ...
Reading the stories aloud helps children improve their language and communication skills, as well as improving fine motor skills, social skills and sensory skills. [35] Apple iPod applications can be used by people on the autism spectrum to manage tasks at work. It can manage a checklist of tasks and reminder prompts.
DTT uses mass instruction and reinforcers that create clear contingencies to shape new skills. Often employed as an early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for up to 25–40 hours per week for children with autism, the technique relies on the use of prompts, modeling, and positive reinforcement strategies to facilitate the child's learning.
The study suggests that these improvements are linked to equine-assisted therapy, [62] and that the movement created by the animal leads to a positive effect on motor skills. [63] In 2013, the American Occupational Therapy Association studied six children with ASD, aged 5 to 12, during 12 horse therapy sessions of 45 minutes each.
A user's motor abilities, communication skills and needs, cognition and vision are assessed in order to determine the most appropriate match to a communication system. [72] Depending on the individual's physical status, recommendations of an alternative access method, a change in seating/positioning, a mounting system and/or communication aid ...