Most parents of children with autism are aware of an applied behaviour analysis process called task analysis whereby a skill is broken down into smaller teachable steps. One would break it down into first, next and then routine, which is a lot easier to handle or to accomplish than simply giving a child a do something. A child is set up for sucess when he or she is led slowly towards a task in small steps and if done routinely and consistently, the process can one day lead the child to do the entire task on his/her own.
Task analysis process falls under two categories: one is the specific task analysis which can be used for activities such ass handwashing, baking cookies, making juice, putting on pajamas or outdoor clothes. The second one, a general task analysis, can be used during meal or snack times or when the child is accompanying family members or caregivers in and around the community.
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Local Autism Support Groups
Parents Engaging Autism Quinte (PEAQ), an autism parent support group, meets once a month on the first Tuesday of the month (no meetings in January, July and August) at Kerry's Place, 189 Victoria Avenue, Belleville at 6:30 to 8 p.m. If you have questions or suggestions for autism topics that are important to you please go to our FaceBook account and post your suggestions so that we can invite appropriate autism professionals to speak at these meetings.
Autism parent support group meeting hosted by Mental Health Agency, Trenton and Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) is on every second Thursday of the month (from September to June) from 6 to 7:30 pm. For more info, please contact Bryanna Best, Special Needs Inclusion Coordinator at 613 392 2811 ext 2076 or email at bryanna.b@trentonmfrc.ca
For info on Community Living Prince Edward County Parent Support group, contact Resource Consultants @ 613 476 6038
Central Hastings Autism Support Group meets in Madoc at the Recreation Centre. Contact Renee O’Hara, Family Resource & Support, 613-966-7413 or Tammy Kavanagh, Family Resource & Support, 613-332-3227
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