Forms and Documents
Crisis Cards (FASD Cards | Autism Cards)
Have you ever had an experience where you were trying to calm your child, and a helpful or unhelpful adult was making it harder instead of easier to deal with the outburst? Print out the appropriate cards to hand out to anyone you think needs them! This is created in a .pdf format. Just print on cardstock, cut out, and keep in your wallet or pocket for emergencies.
Mood Chart
There are many mood charts available on the Internet for use with kids and adults with bi-polar disorder. I like this one for use with my nine year old daughter.
Meds Chart
Chore Charts
Chores are always difficult for our kids. After trying about 10 other chore charts, I designed my own for my FASD kids. The chart is in Excel, so it can be modified for your own chores. Use this as a starter, and modify it as you like.
My son loves this chart, because the chores are broken down into small chunks and he loves checking it off the clipboard we attach it to. Some are marked with a (2) because the chore pays double. We do pay for chores ($.50 each) but you do what you like. Since I have started paying for chores done, when the kids want to go to McDonald’s I always ask if they have any chore money with which to buy lunch, since McDonalds is an extra in our lives. I think they have gained a better understanding of money from this.
Adult Chore list- This list is for adults with disabilities who may need extra assistance with chores.
Homework/Chore Helper
- Use these handy
Bingo and
Bang sheets to help motivate your children. Simply print out the sheet, and fill in missing homework assignments or chores. As your child completes a row, offer a small prize or other reward. This can also work for children who have to complete certain exercises for physical therapy or other conditions. Ample FREE spaces help the child feel the tasks are doable.
Life Organizer
A few years ago, I realized I could never find the kids Social Security numbers without going to the bank and getting them out of the safety deposit box. This form is handy for all of those important numbers. It is sensitive material, however, and you may want to password protect the document.
Journaling form
Standards
One parent had a list of "standards" for her child and she was rewarded for the number of standards met. These were things the child could do to earn monies without being asked.
Tattling Report: Do you have a child that Tattles? Use our unwieldy and longwinded infraction report to frustrate and reduce tattling in your home. Make a few copies, attach a clipboard and a pencil and hand it to the kid who loves to tattle. Hopefully, this will reduce the tattling. If not, it's really great sentence work.
Family Meeting Form: Print and call the family together for a family meeting. Members can bring up issues or just talk about what is going on in their week.
Phone List for Kids: Print out this list for the kids to bring to school to gather their friends phone and play date information.
Sensory Integration and FASD by Dorothy Schwab: This is an excellent pdf discussing sensory integration techniques for children with FASD.