Essential skills for everyday living and basic needs; socializing, problem solving, interacting with the environment, self care, decision making, communication

Communicating feelings; regulation, soothing, redirection, increase desired, decrease undesired, safety, socialization

Interacting with the environment with the available senses and utilizing strengths; reading, comprehension, access to environment, navigation, self-care

Essential skills for thriving within the environment; attention, response, processing, flexibility, memory, categorization, pattern recognition

Expression with others; socialization, wants and needs, assistive technology, making requests

Preparation of food for oneself or others; interacting within the kitchen, safety, identification of ingredients, using tools, following directions

Essential words used in daily living; making requests, responding, symbols, abstract images, icons, pictures, forming sentences

Interacting with the environment meaningfully with available senses and utilizing strengths; navigation, comprehension, communication, socialization

Recognizing and controlling feelings and emotions; soothing, identifying feelings, explaining feelings, conflict resolution, communication, replacement behaviors

Study of the English language and how it is used; reading, comprehension, listening, speaking, writing

Essential skills for daily living; self-awareness, inhibition, working memory, emotional regulation, self motivation, planning, problem solving

Coordination of small muscle movements; eyes, fingers, toes, lips, wrists, tongue; eating, grasping, eye gaze

Coordination of large muscle movements; arms, legs, trunk; rolling over, sitting, standing, balancing, crawling, walking, running, jumping, climbing, twisting

Interacting with the environment independently to care for oneself; opening packages, eating, using the bathroom, following directions, participation, following routines, transitions, self-soothing, communication, socialization

Written or symbolic communication; alphabet, phonemes, phonetic awareness, high-frequency words

Skills which can help individuals thrive in their every day life; cooking, cleaning, following schedules, interactions within the community, communication, safety

Bodies of text; fiction, nonfiction; comprehension, application, demonstration of understanding, forming opinions

Study and application of numbers, counting, patterns, space, measurement

Therapeutic interventions to remediate deficits in fine motor skills and skills essential for daily living; grasp, feeding, writing, dressing, bathroom usage

Therapeutic interventions to remediate deficits in gross motor skills; navigating the environment, balancing, sitting, standing

Engaging in activities for enjoyment rather than to meet a given objective; individual, parallel, joint, imaginative; socialization, communication, emotional regulation

Skills which are essential to prepare to enter the workforce and/or integrate into the community; following schedules and procedures, preparing resumes and portfolios, communication with peers, interviews

Understanding of written words and their meanings; alphabet, high-frequency words, sentences, paragraphs, comparing, contrasting, forming opinions, explaining

Awareness of how to navigate the environment without injury to oneself or others; following rules, emotional regulation, social skills, communication

Studying the physical and natural environment; observation, inferencing, experimenting, hypothesizing

Awareness of oneself as it relates to the environment; feelings, emotional regulation, communication of wants and needs, maintaining safety, recognizing consequences

Combining sensory needs with activities in order to enhance learning; movement, sounds, speech, touch, balance, awareness of space

Identification and understanding of socialization and emotions; self regulation, self soothing, communication, conflict resolution, play, friendships

Essential skills for maintaining meaningful relationships and interactions with others; self regulation, emotional regulation, conflict resolution, sharing items and experiences, joint attention, acknowledgement

Study of the past and present; geography, politics, government

Words or sounds which are vocalized meaningfully; communication, articulation, fluency, rhythm

Skills which assist with effective learning; memorization, recalling, comprehension, time management, organization, research, note taking

Understanding and using technological items; tablets, computers, keyboard, mouse, monitor, headphones, microphones; navigating web browsers, research, communication

Ending one task and beginning another; self regulation, emotional regulation, self soothing, contingencies, following directions, participating in routines, understanding schedules

Studying the transition to self-advocacy and integration within the community

Interacting with the environment with available senses and using strengths; reading, task completion, navigation, communication, independence

Skills which are essential to participate in the work force; following expectations, communication, interaction with peers, learning trades and skills

Skills which are essential to thrive within the work environment; self regulation, initiating tasks, following directives, communication with peers, following schedules, adhering to guidelines

Expression of language with utensils or technology; use of writing tools, letter formation, words, sentences, organized paragraphs, expression

Using written language to communicate; writing, typing, persuasion, explanation, communication