Help Children With Autism Ask for Help

This lesson plan reinforces the idea that sometimes, you just need a little help! Students use their problem-solving skills to identify when they need help, then advocate appropriately to get the assistance they need to complete a puzzle that is missing a piece.

Objective: The student practices basic self- advocacy skills by identifying when he/she needs help and asks for assistance appropriately as he/she completes a puzzle that is missing a piece.

Skills Practiced:

• Self-advocacy skills
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Logical thinking
• Hand-eye coordination
• Spatial awareness
• Reasoning, deduction, analytical, and sequencing skills