4 HANDS Materials and Templates
HANDS in Autism® has a number of activities that you can work on at home with your child, or assign, send home, or complete with your students, patients or consumers. The various activity options and formats will provide ideas of skills and activities to introduce. Our website features a search function for you to be able to search by type and find the activities that are of most interest. New activities are being added and old activities are updated regularly so be sure to check back. Not seeing what you are looking for? Email us at hands@iupui.edu and share your ideas so we can work to create the activities and materials you need!
Kid’s Corner
Kid’s Corner includes fun activities that can be completed and allow you to still introduce skills at the same time! With a variety of activities from cooking, art and games, individuals (young and old alike!) are able to work on skills such as following directions, fine motor, social skills, measurement and more while having fun and working towards independence. Each activity is set up to promote independence and allow for success throughout. While activities are set up with words and pictures to help with greater understanding, some individualization may be necessary for the individual you have in mind.
Academia
Academia activities are structured tasks that are set up to work on a specific academic skill or set of skills. These structured activities may be introduced initially in a one-on-one context and then moved to an individual workstation or other setting to continue to practice and generalize the skill. With visual instructions and directions for set up, activities are ready with minimal prep time. Additionally, new activities and updated activities have instructions for non-print options and suggestions for scaling up if too easy or scaling down if too difficult to allow for a larger range of levels and activities.
Life with ASD
Life with ASD activities are set up with transitioning into adulthood in mind. This series focuses on suggestions for learning skills essential to successful employment and other aspects of independent living. These activities are a great way to help older students address such skills as social-communication skills, time management, and good hygiene to be able to start to take more control of various aspects of their lives. Life with ASD activities are set up to allow for flexible use (e.g., in a teaching context, independent work set up or completely on one’s own) allowing for success and use at all skill levels, whether just starting or continuing to improve on skills learned.
Newsletters: We offer a range of newsletters tailored to your need.
- eUpdate: A bi-monthly newsletter featuring updates about events, research, and other goings-on at the Center.
- Practical Pointers for the Classroom: Weekly tips for educators working with individuals with ASD. Featuring activities, social narratives, forms, and general tips.
- Practical Pointers for Families and Caregivers: Weekly tips for families and caregivers of individuals with ASD, including social narratives, games, life skills, and more.
- Practical Pointers for Medical Professionals: Weekly tips for those working in medical/healthcare fields and offices to help learn how to best serve individuals with ASD and other disabilities.
- Practical Pointers for Life with ASD: Weekly tips for individuals with autism spectrum order who are transition age or adults on how to live their most confident, independent life.