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Special Education: Visual Supports for Autism

Special Education: Visual Supports for Autism . Let’s Get Visual!. Kim Myers M.S. CCC-SLP Alyce Weimken M.S. CCC-SLP. Autism…Defined.

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Special Education: Visual Supports for Autism

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  1. Special Education: Visual Supports for Autism Let’s Get Visual! Kim Myers M.S. CCC-SLP Alyce Weimken M.S. CCC-SLP

  2. Autism…Defined • Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that appear in early childhood — usually before age 3. Though symptoms and severity vary, all autism disorders affect a child's ability to communicate and interact with others. • Children who present with autism spectrum disorder are often visual learners.

  3. Visual Supports • Visual/written Schedules: Using visual schedules help support children with autism to efficiently communicate information that allows children to better predict and plan within their environment. They also help with changes in routine. • Visual schedules facilitate communication and therefore may minimize behavioral problems. • Visual schedules help to increase independence and on-task behavior

  4. Visual Supports Cont. • Pairing a visual with the verbal will increase comprehension • By simply pointing to a visual support (i.e., task analysis) instead of offering a verbal direction, you are lessoning the dependence the child has on you to complete the task • Must be individualized to meet his or her skill level, interest, and age

  5. Visuals: Examples • Visual recipes • Sequence of activities: Getting ready for bed, brushing teeth, washing hands, etc. • Written rules for playing games • Writing out questions or directions • First…then schedule • Video modeling • Motivational Systems (e.g., PEGS/STAR Chart) • Visual Activity Schedules

  6. Visuals: Examples • Checklists • Graphic Organizers • Social Stories (Gray 2002) • Comic Strip Conversations • Power Cards (Elisa Gagnon) • Calendars • Task Analysis (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)

  7. Boardmakershare and Boardmaker Studio • Simple, Fast, adaptable, easy to modify, high tech and low tech • Edmark • STAR chart • Songs, Sorting, thematic units, expanding curriculum, continued practice, storybooks, and etc. • Website • Examples.

  8. Intellitools • Easy, Easy, Easy!!! • Themes, individual skills, expanding curriculum, continued practice, storybooks, and etc. • Website • Examples.

  9. SmartBoard • Easy to modify and adapt • Examples. • Website

  10. IPAD/IPOD • Fun, easy to use, Free Apps • First…then Schedule • Proloquo2Go • Apps that are FREE and Great!!! • ABA Free Apps in April each year • Phone number app Are you using any great apps to share with the group?

  11. Other Stuff… • Video Modeling • Low Tech examples. • Task Analysis • Recipes (News2You) • Social Stories (Gray 2002) • PEGS/STAR Chart (motivational system) • Mini-Schedules • Visual Schedules • Games • Spinner with velcro • Language Master

  12. Let’s Get Visual... • Check out the high tech and low tech examples • IPAD/IPOD • SmartBoard Software • Boardmaker • Intellitools

  13. Make it and take it… • You can spend your remaining time exploring, borrowing ideas, collaborating to create new or adapt already created materials. • Questions.

  14. Websites • www.cindyautisticsupports.com • http://kidscandream.webs.com • http://jillkuzma.wordpress.com • YouTube • Harry Kindergarten

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