How to Do Your Laundry Social Story

Overview

This social story, developed by ASERT, provides a step-by-step guide for individuals to learn the steps to clean their laundry. This resource is available in a printable PDF or interactive eBook.

Click the link below for the interactive version or download the PDF to print and share!

Graphic of socks and a T shirt, they are dirty.

Everyone wears clothes, and everyone’s clothes get dirty.

Graphic of a clothes washer in a laundry room.

I need to learn to do my laundry to clean my clothes.

Graphic of dirty clothes being put in a laundry basket.

I put my dirty clothes into a hamper or basket.

Graphic of a full basket of dirty clothes.

When the hamper or basket is full, I sort my dirty clothes.

Graphic of a hand sorting clothes by color or white.

I sort dirty, light clothes and dirty, dark clothes.

Graphic of two baskets of laundry, one is full of white clothes and the other has dark colored clothes in it.

I now have a pile of dirty, light clothes and a pile of dirty, dark clothes.

Graphic of a washing machine full of clothes.

I put one of my piles of dirty clothes in the washer.

Graphic of a man putting laundry detergent in a washing machine.

I add laundry detergent, close the washer and turn it on.

Graphic of a man waiting for the washing machine to finish its cycle.

I wait until the washer is done.

Graphic of clothes being moved from washer to dryer.

I take the clothes out of the washer and put them in the dryer.

Graphic of a washing machine and a clock.

I close the dryer, turn it on and wait until the dryer is finished.

Graphic of a man with clean laundry.

I take my clothes out of the dryer and now my laundry is finished.

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This information was developed by the Autism Services, Education, Resources, and Training Collaborative (ASERT). For more information, please contact ASERT at 877-231-4244 or info@PAautism.org. ASERT is funded by the Bureau of Supports for Autism and Special Populations, PA Department of Human Services.