October 31- November 4

This week have begun our new monthly lesson about taking care of yourself when you are sick. The unit provides lessons and activities about taking care of yourself when you’re sick and determining when you need to see a doctor. 

Instructional targets of this lesson are:
Reading: Build word recognition within daily living and vocational materials. Understand and apply vocabulary related to community, daily living and vocational situations. Appreciate the value of print material such as newspaper and magazines for informational and pleasure readings.

Community: Effectively ask and respond to questions within community, daily living and vocational activities. 

Daily living: Recognize and apply appropriate health habits and practices, including nutrition, fitness
and health care. 

Topic words: better, eat, doctor, feel, sick, take

Literacy words: book, title, illustration/picture, questions, why, story, author, read, what, where, cover, illustrator, answer, who. 


Members of the autism community know more than anyone, how important it is to have support. Often, support can come from value information in print. Below are some suggested reading materials regarding A.S.D.