Work Baskets/Shoe Box Tasks: Introduction
People with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often have trouble with
organizational skills, regardless of their age or intelligence level.
The use of work baskets/shoe
box tasks is a useful organizational strategy
when working with children with ASD.
Work baskets/shoe box tasks are systems for organizing
materials into groups that are easily identifiable based on their use.
They are constructed
as one unit per task to help overcome organizational difficulties.
The materials for each task are kept in one location, and the student
is required to follow one established process for collecting the
materials that are needed to complete an assigned task. The use of
work baskets/shoe
box tasks can serve as a way to practice newly trained skills or
to periodically review previously mastered tasks in order to enhance
retention.
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