Daily Excerpt: Choice and Structure for Children with Autism (McNeil)
excerpt from Choice and Structure for Children with Autism - Structured Choice Presenting two to four choices to children multiple times throughout each activity will help them to be cooperative, focused and engaged. Further the presentation of choices gives children an opportunity to share their thoughts and interests helping them to feel worthwhile and significant. These feelings raise the level of a child’s self-confidence. Self-confidence feels good, improving the child’s mood and relationships. In the following sections, insights to the details of Structured Choice are provided. It may seem like quite-a-bit of information, yet once processed the act of utilizing Structure Choice is quick, easy and empowering for both children and adults. How Many Choices to Offer? Here are some tips for deciding how many choices to offer: Two choices: · Two choices are good during natural conversation where two options are easy and frequently offered. · Two choices are goo