Jake Dorr

It can be difficult for children on the autism spectrum or with severe impulsive behaviors (such as ADHD or Down syndrome) to discern which sorts of objects around the school are theirs to touch, and which objects are off limits due to unwritten social rules. These signs are great for cutting out and laminating, then attaching to various objects where the teacher would like to reinforce expected behavior with regard to public vs. private property. My teacher's chair. The interactive white board

This one-page wonder can become a daily math exercise to help students become familiar with basic numeracy skills and comprehension of place value. By practicing how to make sense of the numbers 1-20 in multiple ways, students will develop a kind of shorthand for understanding how to arrange the digits, know their place in a sequence, and demonstrate knowledge of their value quickly. Whether using as Math warm-ups or just for small group skills remediation, this handout really promotes fluency a

An activity for identifying different emotions and associating them with various levels of intensity. Many young people who have autism have difficulty navigating subtle nuances in emotional reactions; they often jump between extremes. This worksheet helps students on the autism spectrum to broaden their language and to be able to self-advocate and describe the way they are feeling to others. Often the most severe word for an emotion evokes a blow-out of that extreme (hence comparing it to hot l