If you’re a parent, caregiver, or teacher of a person with autism, finding a way to help them transition into life at work can often be a challenge. Entering the workforce represents a significant change in daily life, but the good news is that with a little bit of planning and some help from theRead More
Take Advantage of the Flexibility of the Assessment of Functional Living Skills
Although the Assessment of Functional Living Skills is known for its ability to offer a pathway to independence for people with autism, it’s also a great tool to have for people with other disabilities. With protocols on topics such as basic living skills, home skills, community participation skills, school skills, vocational skills, and independent livingRead More
Measure Progress at School With the Assessment of Functional Living Skills
In our recent blog posts, the team at Functional Living Skills has been offering insight into the six different protocols that make up the Assessment of Functional Living Skills. The perfect resource for people with autism spectrum disorder, the AFLS is designed to offer a pathway to independence. Whether you’re a parent or a teacher,Read More
A Look at the Community Participation Skills Protocol
At Functional Living Skills, we believe that community participation is an essential part of growth for your learner. Designed to foster a pathway to independence via skills and confidence, the AFLS is designed specifically to help you track goals, assess progress, and help your learner to grow and thrive. With protocols on everything from basicRead More
3 TED Talks to Check Out for Autism Awareness Month
At Functional Living Skills, our goal is to foster a pathway to independence for people with ASD. We created the Assessment of Functional Living Skills (also known as the AFLS) to help learners gain the skills and confidence they need to push forward in their daily lives. Our Assessment Protocols offer a number of autismRead More
April is Autism Awareness Month
Did you know that April is Autism Awareness Month? This month, the team at Functional Living Skills would like to challenge you to not only spread awareness but also encourage acceptance. If you have checked out our website or you’ve been following along in our blogs, you know that our highest priority is to offerRead More
Creating An Independent Living Skills Checklist for Parents of Children With Autism
At Functional Living Skills, our goal is to create the most useable developmental tools to help teach practical life skills to children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder. In creating the Assessment of Functional Living Skills Protocols, we made it a point to ensure that each of the tools you’ll find onRead More
The Importance of Displaying Positivity
Functional Living Skills is all about promoting a pathway to independence for people with developmental disabilities. Although there are many ways to do this, in today’s post, we’d like to focus on how important positivity can be throughout the process. Just as negativity is contagious, so is being positive. As you probably know, the needRead More
What Learning Skills Are You Missing? Find Out With AFLS
Are you seeking to develop a daily living skills checklist for adults or children with developmental disabilities? It can be hard to know where to start. At Functional Living Skills, our goal is to help. Whether that means offering checklists that help children with autism to develop daily routines or hosting introductory workshops that provideRead More
A Look at Independent Living Skills Assessments
Finding a daily living skills checklist for adults with developmental disabilities can be hard, but the Assessment of Functional Living Skills is designed with a wide range of people in mind. Suitable for teaching children, adolescents, and adults the essential independent living skills they need, it’s the most versatile assessment system on the market today.Read More