Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Task Analysis
Appendix A
Functional Skills: Brushing Teeth: Record of instruction sessions
(This is a sample of a task analysis for brushing teeth designed for a 12-year-old boy with autism)
Teaching instructions: Record prompts used for each task:
PP = physical prompt, VP = verbal directive prompt, I = independent performance of step
Reinforcement: social praise after each correctly performed step
Month: __________ Name: ____________________
TEACHING SESSION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
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INITIAL
TIME PER SESSION
TIME OF DAY
1. Get glass, toothbrush and toothpaste from cupboard
2. Turn on cold water
3. Pick up and wet toothbrush
4. Unscrew cap of toothpaste
5. Put toothpaste on brush
6. Set tube on counter
7. Brush upper back teeth in up and down motion 5 times
8. Bush lower back teeth in up and down motion 5 times
9. Brush upper and lower front teeth in up and down motion 5 times
10. Put toothbrush down, and spit into sink
11. Fill cup
12. Sip water, do not swallow, swish and spit into sink
13. Repeat step 12
14. Put cup down
15. Rinse brush
16. Turn off water
17. Screw cap back on toothbrush
18. Put material away
CORRECTIONAL:
Adapted from Functional Skills Curriculum, Provincial Outreach Program for Autism Related Disorders, British Columbia.
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