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[quote=Anonymous]Use checklists as part of organizing - not as evaluation tools. Checklists on clipboards that can be moved around are good. Laminated checklists with a white board pen are great.

As well as checklists - reminder lists...a list of 
have you done A?
have you done B?
have you done C?
Put these in prominent places - on the wall she can see while sitting on the toilet, on the wall beside her light switch...places she goes to often. Start walking her through using these a few times a day until it starts to become more routine.

Use color coded bins to organize. For example all markers /pens/writing tools go in the blue bin, all music related items in the yellow bin. All art work / papers in the red bin. Don't worry about organization beyond getting them in one location. Have this on the checklist.  Ones without tops (http://www.lampsplus.com/products/hello-kitty-multi-color-fun-kids-storage-unit__w6864.html)  are easier than ones with tops or that have to be pulled out (an extra step!)

Closets are really hard as they are so unstructured, it is information overload. I have never been able to use a closet. Instead do drawers or boxes or shelves. shelves can work well as the child can see what they might be looking for without pulling everything down. all tops in one drawer/box so if she is looking for pants she can leave that box alone. You will still have to organize the drawers/boxes a few times a week.

Minimize clutter and belongings in her room. Can you move some of the art supplies and other items out - she can come and get them when she wants but they are kept somewhere else?

Be very consistent and repetitive and where you keep things and with a very consistent routine. Every day as soon as she walks in the door after school, go through the afterschool checklist...put your lunch bag on the counter, put your notebook/any papers from school in the yellow box, put your shoes in the closet etc....last item on the checklist is to recheck the checklist as often kids skip one or forget where they were at.

Reduce stimuli during task times. No TV or music on in the background while working through a checklist. For some kids listening to music in earbuds actually helps them be more organized as it blocks out all other stimulation (people talking , noises in the background), but other kids just get lost in the music.

Look in your child's room at how she naturally organizes. Not that she is organized but she may still have some method to her disorganization and you can use that pattern or habit to build on.[/quote]

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