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A Visual Recipe Cookbook to Help Teens with Disabilities

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Written by Bonnie Sayers

Having a visual step-by-step cookbook for teens that have a disability can help them learn to be independent by preparing some of their favorite meals.

Visual Recipes: A Cookbook For Non-Readers by Tabitha Orth is an asset for those teens who are nonverbal or need some visual guidance with the directions on how to accomplish the task of breakfast, lunch or dinner. This is spiral bound with glossy photographs of everyday meals that are commonly enjoyed by those on the autism spectrum.

This cookbook is utilized by the summer camp program both my teens attend, where the age range is four through seventeen. By learning these common daily routines, self confidence is instilled in those with developmental disabilities.

The 105-page book also covers snacks, side dishes, desserts and drinks. There is a section at the beginning of the book that includes an introduction, understanding your cooking student's learning style, tips and tricks and color coding your kitchen.

The author has a son named Matthew who has a service dog and is homeschooled. Specific brands are mentioned also with the first picture for every recipe showing the finished product and then goes to the right and down to finish the page before moving to the second page.

There are some blank pages in the book between recipes which is very suitable for notes or if you want to add a picture of your teen making the item or with the finished results. My copy is currently at my son's sixth grade classroom where the teacher made copies of the peanut butter and jelly pages so that the students could follow along in the step-by-step directions individually.

Some of the visual recipes include:

Franco American Spaghetti
Ore Ida Tater Tots
Popcorn in Microwave
Baked Chicken
Minute Rice
Sliced Apple
Duncan Hines Cupcakes
Banana Muffins
Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate

This is a great asset for any family that has someone with a disability and for therapists and teachers. You can purchase a copy on Amazon.

Bonnie is a freelance writer/editor that has many Autism Family Adventures and writes about Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Judielise - Your Making Me Run Up a Bill

| Author | 2009-02-22 07:52:21

Bonnie,

Another good book I will have to pick up today (family is going to the bookstore). It sounds perfect for both my children, whether they have ASD or not.

My Aspie is in a Food and Nutrition class in school, and I can't tell you how wonderful it has been. I know you homeschool, but for anyone else, see if this is an elective at your school. He has learned how to make burritos, red beans and rice, different sauces and even had a demonstration on Bananas Foster! It has been a great program and just added to the kitchen skills I had already given him.

In the beginning, I spoke with the teacher about having an Aspie in the class, but he has become a team leader for some of the recipes! Must be in the genes-cooking runs in my family on both sides!

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