Core Skills Analysis
Life Skills and Personal Development
Olivia took part in a support worker session focused on developing life skills. Through this activity, Olivia engaged in practicing skills intended to support everyday participation and growing independence. The session helped Olivia build experience with learning and applying practical life skills. This kind of practice can strengthen confidence as Olivia continues developing these abilities.
Community Engagement and Social Learning
Olivia participated in a session that included a focus on community engagement. Olivia learned through taking part in support aimed at helping connect life skills with participation in the wider community. The activity provided an opportunity to build familiarity with community involvement as part of everyday life. Olivia’s participation supported learning about engaging with others and places in the community.
Tips
Tips Continue building on Olivia’s learning by choosing a practical life skill to explore together, then practicing it in a familiar setting. Turn a community outing into a mini-planning project: decide on a destination, identify what will be needed, and reflect afterward on how the experience went. Use a simple visual checklist or role-play to rehearse the steps for an everyday task, and invite Olivia to choose which skill to practice next. Celebrate effort and growing independence with a short reflection, drawing, or conversation about what felt useful.
Book Recommendations
- The Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone with Autism by Ellen Sabin: An accessible activity book that encourages understanding, inclusion, and positive interaction in communities.
- The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children with Autism by Jed Baker: A visual resource that models communication and social situations, supporting discussion and practice of community interactions.
Try This Next
- Make a life-skills checklist with one practical task to practice and a space to reflect on progress.
- Create a community outing plan: choose a destination, draw the route or setting, and list what to bring.
- Use role-play cards featuring everyday community situations and discuss possible ways to respond.