self help skills | Autism PDD
My oldest son can make a sandwich but prefers me to do it because I always have. He is 15. My daughter is more self sufficient but neither have the skills that I would like them to and we are working now on laundry...cooking etc now that they are older.
With Adam I have started doing things with him and including him when I am cooking (putting pizza toppings on the pizza..etc) I think I am doing these things early with him because he has an ASD. Or shall I say...more on time because I never did them with my oldest two and now I am seeing what I have done to them. Anyway...I am so proud of Adam. HEre is a video of him making toast for himself and his little brother. THought I would share. It dawned on me after watching it that somewhere along the line he developed an awareness of the danger of things that are hot. Do you all teach your children self help skills early? What age do they start making toast and stuff like that...I seriously don't know because of what I did with my oldest two..lol Anyway Take a look...tell me what you think.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0eUoUwBckms
Karrie
Sarah is so independent and was so against asking for what she wanted that she would just go do it on her own..like pouring apple juice or making toast..I let her do it while watching her closely..
She loves to help cook and helps me at Thanksgiving and Christmas with all the dishes...I tell everybody she made them:P
I was told by dev. ped at 3 years old to let her start now doing self help like making pb/jelly sandwiches and learning how to make bowl of cereal, pouring juice ect...she did it without me even teaching her. She went through a period of making things just for the fun of making them but never would eat them...I had to stop that:) She still doesnt like to dress herself or brush her teeth though!
Edited to add - My NT neighbor was using the toaster at 4. He was more trustworthy than my kids though!
teach my ds more self-help skills. It is not that he has problems with the
actual tasks but he does not have the drive to do things himself. "I want
to do it myself"is all I ever here from my too younger kids, but not my ds.
Our preschool taught hte kids to count heads, get place settings, and set the table! We do not do enogh at home ... but sometimes T just DOES it!
I STILL am dressing her at times (no time in the morning), AND trying to get her out of our BED! Some successes ... back and forth.
I'm doing more and more with her. She can make toast supervised and has helped with using the mixer while baking. I think getting them started early is a great idea even if it is easier to do it ourselves.I hand her her clothes so she'll put them on in the right direction but actually she's pretty capable. She had a temper tantrum and took her clothing off and I refused to dress her so after alot of whining she did it herself including shoes and socks.
THey're capable of so much more than we ever realize.
You know...I never even thought of these things until Adam came along. Then I looked at my oldest two and my goodness!! I realize now that I did my oldest two an injustice and I am having to teach them NOW. Billy my oldest is kicking and screaming in the process too..."Please make my lunch????" "PPLLLEEAAASSEE????" Yea..LOL Thats what I'm living with over here..lol He's almost 15 and my daughter is 13 and they both still call me "mommy"
Karrie
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