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Categorization: Introduction
Welcome to Categorization! One of the ways people organize their world is through categorization. Typically, young children seem to absorb the concept of categorization effortlessly through play, talking with others and participating in everyday experiences. Children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often have difficulty learning to use categorization strategies effectively and therefore may require systematic instruction to develop and then use them effectively. Effective categorization skills enable us to perform tasks efficiently. Daily life without categorization could lead to a situation such as the following. In order to make dinner you need to get the meat from the freezer in the garage, a frying pan off the coffee table in the living room, potatoes from the bottom dresser drawer in the bedroom, forks from the box on the top shelf in the bathroom, knives from the TV cabinet, and then you need to cook the food on the stove in the basement before bringing it up to serve it on the table in the dining room. This sounds absurd but this situation could occur if categorization were not used to organize things according to how they are used. Imagine trying to find information on the World Wide Web without the use of KEYWORD as a categorization device. Beyond using categories, we must use the correct categories. Imagine going to the dining room section of a furniture store to buy milk, or going to buy a bicycle or a horse at the car dealership. After all, they are both things to ride on. Similarly, we have developed a concept of town, city, state, country and continent and know what defines each as well as the relationship between them. Categorization is what underlies these concepts. Categorization is used in every aspect of our lives. Imagine how confusing the world would be if you did not understand the "rules" of categorization. Lecture Content
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