Adulting 101 Checklists For Those With ASD

Independent Living Skills Checklist

• Using appliances and tools
• Kitchen, bathroom, furnaces, air conditioners, garages
• Maintaining house and grounds
• Replacing light bulbs, power outages, cleaning chores
• Pet care and maintenance
• Fitness/wellness/nutrition
• Behavior at the gym, use of machines, menu planning, choices in restaurants, medicines taken for colds, use of over-the-counter meds.
• Appropriate dress for all occasions, job, church, friends
• Personal hygiene/grooming
• Shaving, showering, haircuts, product usage
• Safety in both home and community
• Crossing streets, strangers, evacuation, community emergencies (floods)
• Sex education
• Awareness of appropriate and inappropriate behavior, strangers, etc.
• Preparing & consuming food
• Menu planning, budgeting, shopping
• Care of clothing Laundering of clothes
• Money management for home items, personal items, food

Social Skills

• Handling praise & criticism
• Knowledge of physical self
• Understanding of personal space
• Self-confidence
• Aware of emotions
• Respect for others
• Understanding personal space
• Respect for authority strengths & weaknesses
• Appropriate behavior in public
• Honesty
• Appropriate behaviors
• Developing friendships
• Manners
• Listening and responding
• Eye contact, body language
• Knowing appropriate dress
• Knowing when to disclose diagnosis

Leisure/Recreation Community Participation

• Community center recreational
• Voting programs
• Obeying laws
• Community education classes
• Locate and use local businesses, clubs, stores, banks, restaurants, team sports theaters, and libraries
• Hobby clubs
• Volunteer work
• Church groups
• Friendship circles
• Choosing & planning activities
• Independent recreational activities
• Knowing traffic rules and navigation

Financial/Legal Concerns

• Earned Income
• Insurance
• Wills/trusts
• Supplemental Security Income SSI
• Transportation
• Social Security Benefits/Medicare
• Guardianship
• Bank account
• Budgeting
• Paying Bills
• Understanding credit
• Funeral planning

Pretty overwhelming, isn't it?  Don't worry, we've got you covered.  Through our person-centered planning sessions, we can professionally guide you and your family through these phases.  It's never too early or late to start.  Just start.  Contact us through our "Contact Us" form.