The sudden change to telework and virtual learning has required many of us to make drastic, unplanned changes to our daily routines.

Schedule Changes

• Use social stories to explain changes to routines and/or social situations (usage of pictures, props, or symbols may be helpful) 
• Allot extra time in your schedule to accommodate changes
• Use time tables, clocks and charts to explain what times schedule changes will occur 
• Make small changes as an initial change, to avoid feeling overwhelmed
• Reward flexibility 
• Create a calm down or decompression routine

Other Resources

• Being Flexible and Starting New Routines (AID in PA)
• Going into the Community (ASERT)
• Finding Activities in the Community (ASERT)
• Changes in the Community (ASERT)
• Creating Family Traditions (Autism Society of Minnesota)
• Creating Autism Interventions that Promote Flexibility Your Ultimate Guide​
• 3 Essential Types of Visual Supports To Help Autistic Kids Succeed
• Making Schedules for Kids Autistic Kids
• Using visual supports as an autistic adult: a review
• Using Habits to Support Executive Function
• Self-Empowering Ways to Practice Flexible Thinking
• Daylight Saving Time Begins Social Narrative (Autism Society of North Carolina)
• Daylight Saving Tme Ends Social Narrative (Autism Society of North Caronlina)

Contact your healthcare provider if you have any concerns about receiving regularly scheduled medical care

Executive Function Resources

• Executive Challenges in Autism & ADHD
• Executive Function: What Is It, and How Do We Support It In Those With Autism?
• Resources for Executive Function
• Executive Function Resources
• Apps for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Magic ToDo

Emotional Regulation Resources

• Your Self-Care Toolkit (Google Sheet)
• Autistic Burnout (Autism Society of Minnesota)
• The 5-Point Scale and Emotional Regulation
• Co-regulation
• Learn More About The Zones of Regulation
• Social Narrative Template (create your own): How to Deal with Difficult Emotions

Community Social Stories

• Using the Self Check Out (Autism Society of Minnesota)
• Preparing for your First OBGYN Appointment (Autism Society of Minnesota)
• Getting a Haircut (Autism Society of Florida)
• Going to the Movies (Autism Society of Florida)
• My First Trip to Disney (Autism Society of Florida)
• Planning a Trip (Autism Society of Florida)
• Starting a New School Social Story (Autism Society of Florida)

Inclusion

• Choice, Dignity, and Participation: Making Inclusion a Reality for Autistic Adults (PDF, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion)
• The Power and Potency of Social Capital (PDF, Al Condeluci, PhD)