ABA receipt skills can support finding the merchant and date, matching items and quantities, checking prices, discounts, taxes or fees, identifying the payment method, confirming the total, and locating return information. Receipt formats vary. The person can use a calculator, app, AAC, supporter, or merchant help, and should have a clear route for uncertainty or an apparent error.
Start with the decision
A receipt review might confirm a budget, find a duplicate item, document a return, reconcile an account, or check a discount. Select the fields needed for that purpose and avoid collecting unrelated purchase details.
Map the receipt fields
Identify merchant, location or channel, date and time, items, quantity, price, discounts, subtotal, tax, fees, tip, total, payment indicator, transaction or order reference, and return terms. Label absent or unclear fields instead of guessing.
Use a repeatable check
Compare item count and prices with the purchase or approved order, recalculate the relevant subtotal, and confirm the payment record. Store or discard the receipt according to the person's privacy preference and any real return, warranty, tax, reimbursement, or account need.
Keep communication accessible
The Ethics Code addresses understandable communication, confidentiality, client involvement, and documentation for covered analysts. ASHA supports AAC access. The CASP public summary supports individualized goals.
A practical example
Tess buys two items at $8.50 each. The subtotal is $17.00. A fictional 8% tax is $1.36, so the total is $18.36. Tess matches both items and the total, then saves the receipt for the stated return window.
Questions families can use
What decision does the receipt support? Which fields are present? Do quantities and prices match? What fee or tax appears? Which payment record matches? Where is the return route? How is the receipt protected?
Sources
Finni resources
