Offline activities AUTISMFIT Project n: 2023-2-DE04-KA220-YOU-0000178806

Aims of the tool

- Enhance physical activity, motor coordination, balance, and body awareness through structured offline movement games.
- Promote healthy eating habits, nutritional awareness, and sensory exploration of foods to reduce mealtime anxiety/selectivity.
- Provide inclusive, adaptable tools that bridge digital learning (VR) into real-world, hands-on daily routines. - Foster independence, self-regulation, executive function, and social interaction among autistic adolescents.

Description of the tool

The AutismFIT Offline Activities Pack is an educational toolkit featuring practical, low-tech activities focused on physical exercise and healthy nutrition.
Designed to complement the AutismFIT Virtual Reality (VR) simulations. Reforces the transferability of acquired skills into everyday contexts like schools, youth centers, or home environments.
The pack provides tailored activities for two support levels:
Level 1 (Support): Designed for youth needing greater support/guidance, focusing on foundational motor coordination, simple instructions, sensory exploration, and visual cues.
Level 2 (Assist): Designed for youth with higher autonomy, incorporating group dynamics, meal planning, executive function tasks, and structured games.

Learning Outcomes:
-Improved gross/fine motor skills, coordination, and physical fitness.
- Enhanced understanding of balanced nutrition, food classification, and healthy choices.
-Reduced food selectivity and mealtime anxiety through non-threatening sensory exploration.
- Strengthened social skills, turn-taking, emotional regulation, and communication.