Independent Living/Community Access Assessments
- This checklist covers a comprehensive set of home skills.
- Parents or caregivers can use it to share with their child's teachers to help develop independent living goals.
Community Based Skills Assessment
- This tool assesses an individual's knowledge, skill, and social communication abilities using both a criterion-based observation and an interview-based process
- Three levels based on age (Life Aware 12-16; Life Explorer 17-22; Life Seeker Post High School)
- Resource from LifeSkillsAdvocate.com that includes a simple scoring guide, explanation, and space for goal setting/next steps for low scoring areas.
- Each domain is a one-page assessment that can be completed on its own. Domains include: Planning, Time Management, Task Initiation, Organization, Problem-Solving, Flexibility, Working Memory, Emotional Control, Impulse Control, Attentional Control, and Self-Monitoring.
- Simple self-evaluation with a 0-1-2 scale
- Provides steps for goal-setting after evaluation.
Assessements for students with High Support Needs
Independent Living Skills (ILS) Checklist
- Comprehensive checklist covering most ILS domains that is suitable for students with the most significant support needs across multiple grade levels.
- Primarily designed for students with the most significant support needs, although some domains may also be relevant for students with less intensive support needs.
Personal Preferences Indicators
Los Indicadores de Preferencias Personales
- This is a guide for planning through accessing information about an individual's preferences. It's meant to be a guide through informal conversations with the individual or someone who knows and has a positive relationship with the individual, such as a family member or caregiver.