Core Skills Analysis
Life Skills and Personal Development
During the support worker session, Olivia worked on developing life skills, which gave her an opportunity to build practical abilities for everyday life. The activity centered on learning through support and engagement, helping her connect skill development with real-world participation. Olivia practiced approaching life skills as abilities that can grow through experience and guided activity. This supported her independence and confidence in taking part in everyday situations.
Community Engagement and Social Learning
Olivia took part in a session focused on community engagement, exploring how participation in community life can be part of building practical skills. The activity connected personal development with interacting with the wider community. Olivia learned that community participation can offer meaningful opportunities to practice life skills and become more involved in shared settings. The session supported her understanding of engagement as an active part of everyday life.
Tips
Tips Extend Olivia’s learning by choosing a familiar community activity and inviting her to plan a small part of it, such as deciding what to bring or identifying the steps involved. Afterward, make a simple reflection page together where Olivia can record what she practiced and what she would like to try next. Turn an everyday task into a role-play beforehand, then connect the practice to the real activity. Over time, create a visual map of community places and activities Olivia has explored, adding new ideas as her interests develop.
Book Recommendations
- The Social Skills Picture Book: Teaching Play, Emotion, and Communication to Children with Autism by Jed Baker: A visual guide to practicing communication and social situations, with examples that can support community participation.
Try This Next
- Make a life-skills sequence worksheet: choose one everyday task and illustrate its steps.
- Create a community activity planner with spaces for the activity, items to bring, and a reflection afterward.
- Use role-play cards with familiar community situations and practice deciding what to do next.