Activity Schedules for Children With
Autism: Teaching Independent
Behavior (Topics in Autism) by Lynn
E. McClannahan; Patricia J. Krantz
A Glowing Review
Activity schedules-simple, yet revolutionary teaching tools-enable children
with autism to accomplish activities with greatly reduced adult supervision.
An activity schedule is a set of pictures or words that cues a child to follow
a sequence of activities. When activity schedules are mastered, children
are more self-directed and purposeful in their home, school, and leisure
activities-doing puzzles, interacting with classmates, and preparing food
with minimal assistance from adults. In Activity Schedules for Children
with Autism, parents and professionals find detailed instructions and
examples to help them: assess a childs readiness to use activity
schedules; prepare an activity schedule; understand graduated guidance;
monitor progress; expand social skills; and progress to written schedules.
Based on a decade of research conducted at the Princeton Child

Development Institute, Activity Schedules for Children with Autism offers a
proven teaching tool to help children with autism make effective use of
unstructured time, handle changes in routine with more ease, and choose
among an established set of activities independently. It can be used
successfully with young children, adolescents, and adults, rewarding them
with more control over their lives.
Personal Review: Activity Schedules for Children With Autism:
Teaching Independent Behavior (Topics in Autism) by Lynn E.
McClannahan; Patricia J. Krantz
This book is necessary for anybody looking to implement or improve an
already existing activity schedule. Although McClannahan and Krantz are
experts in the field of behavior analysis, they wrote the books so that you
don't have to be a near genius I.Q to understand it. The book is perfect for
parents and teachers as well as students studying behavior analysis or
special education teachers interested in working with autistic children. The
first chapter is dedicated to discussing what an activity schedule is and
how your child or student will benefit. The subsequent chapter delves into
the pre-requisite skills the child will need prior to beginning. The authors
explain each pre-requisite skill, why it is necessary and provide examples
of each skill. The next few chapters discuss how to implement the activity
schedule as well as how to measure progress. They really left nothing out.
Toward the end of the book, they explained what to do when the activity
schedule is mastered and provided a great deal of detail on the dos and
don'ts. It is clear, that the McClannahan and Krantz really want readers to
be successful at creating and teaching activity schedules. They have also
co-authored Teaching Conversation to Children with Autism, which is also
worth checking out. My hats off to them on such an awesome educational
easy to read and understand how to book.
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