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
The Importance of Home Skills
Creating a pathway to independence often starts at home. For those with autism spectrum disorder, daily tasks like preparing meals, doing dishes, washing clothing, and keeping up with housekeeping and chores can be a challenge. The Assessment of Functional Living Skills offers the essential skills needed for functional living. Whether the learner is living withRead More
A Look at Our AFLS Success Stories
The Assessment of Functional Living Skills is a practical teaching companion that contains task analyses, teaching suggestions, and prompting strategies. At the end of the day, the goal is to create a pathway to independence for those on the autism spectrum by generating successful programs. Educators, professionals, and caregivers have found that the AFLS canRead More
A Few Pointers For Fostering Independence in Adults with Disabilities
At Functional Living Skills, our mission is to help teach children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities. Fostering the skills they need to gain independence is a unique road to travel, but the AFLS helps learners gain the skills they need for independence in everyday life. That’s why in today’s post, we’d like to shareRead More
What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Did you know that about one in 68 children in the United States has an ASD, according to the CDC? Additionally, boys are four times more likely to have autism than girls. The reality is that there’s actually quite a bit of confusion over what the autism spectrum even is. Who better to sum itRead More