• Boundary Settings
• Classroom Management Tools
• Classroom Structure
• Family/School Partnerships
• Labels
• People Locators
• Reminder Cards
• Rules and Routines
• Strategies for Less Structured Times of the Day
• Transition: Early Childhood to Elementary
• Transition: Elementary to Middle School
• Transition Strategies between Activities
• Visual Schedules
• Work Baskets/Shoe Box Tasks

Rules and Routines: Introduction

All children benefit from structure and routine in their lives, but it may be especially beneficial for students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), who often have trouble with organizational skills, regardless of their intelligence or their age. These students seem to have either the neatest or the messiest desks or lockers. Some of these students may also be very insistent on sameness and may become very upset when someone or something alters their environment or their routine in some way. Several strategies may be developed for these individuals to help them deal with changes in rules or routines.

Lecture Content

• Developing Rules and Routines
• Benefits of Rules and Routines
• Strategies
• Troubleshooting