Description
Provide individualized motor development instruction and services to children and youth on the autism spectrum, addressing gross and fine motor skills, motor planning, coordination, and self-regulation to support access to physical education and daily school activities.
- • Review autism motor programs and practices for compliance with IEPs, district, and state guidelines.
- • Order sensory-motor and adapted PE equipment per district procedures.
- • Write reports summarizing motor progress, participation, and functional outcomes.
- • Attend trainings on autism, motor development, and evidence-based practices.
- • Develop and update IEP motor goals, accommodations, and benchmarks for students with autism.
- • Provide positive, reinforcing feedback to build engagement and self-efficacy.
- • Deliver individual or small-group motor instruction aligned to IEP goals.
- • Prepare structured, visual lesson plans based on IEPs and sensory-regulation needs.
- • Maintain confidential records of attendance, participation, behavior, and motor progress.
- • Maintain inventory of sensory-motor materials, visuals, and equipment.
- • Conduct motor assessments to determine needs in coordination, balance, motor planning, and endurance.
- • Establish predictable routines and safety standards for effective learning environments.
- • Communicate observations and progress to students, families, teachers, and administrators.
- • Assist with screening and eligibility decisions for autism motor services.
- • Monitor progress using standardized tests and curriculum-based measures.
- • Advise teams on motor abilities, sensory needs, and classroom or PE accommodations.
- • Adapt instruction with visual supports, task analysis, prompting, and reinforcement.
- • Provide motor interventions for students with autism across a range of abilities and co-occurring conditions.
- • Teach fitness, gross/fine motor, motor imitation, bilateral coordination, and game skills using autism-informed methods.
- • Collaborate with OTs, PTs, speech therapists, behavior analysts, and PE staff to support inclusive participation.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
