Activity schedule

A visual support tool that breaks down tasks or routines into sequential steps represented by photographs, pictograms, or text, enabling individuals with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or cognitive impairments to independently follow procedures without continuous verbal prompting. Activity schedules are widely used in special education and are increasingly delivered via tablets, which allow for multimedia content, graduated support levels, and data logging. Research shows that digital activity schedules with idiosyncratic content — photographs of the actual person, their environment, and their objects — are more effective than generic visual supports.