All good treatment plans should focus on identifying and fostering the person’s strengths and interests.  We all develop stronger and faster when focusing on our strengths, and centering engagement around what interests us.  Often, we tend instead to hyper-focus on weaknesses and negative behavior.  This is a mistake and often leads the child down the path of more negative behavior.   In this assessment we want to identify the person’s positive qualities, their strengths, and define what their preferences are.  

Favorite activities:  These can be functional activities like toys or games, TV, computer games, etc; but also ritualistic, repetitive behaviors (humming, rocking, lining up objects, etc.).   Also include sensory seeking preferences and/or obsessive compulsive behavior; any activity that the person seeks out and occupies his time with.  Nothing is too unusual; list any and all behavior that interests the child.