One of the most important ways we can help students be successful is to think ahead and try to anticipate what they are going to need to do or understand to be able to handle a new activity without difficulty. Here’s what one mom discovered. “I attended your seminar last week. I found it very […]
In the beginning, children need to become aware of the relationship between a visual tool and what it represents. Here is an example of how one mom got started using pictures with her son.
Sometimes situations that other students can handle easily become huge problems for students with Autism or Asperger’s. Here’s an example. A student was highly verbal and able to tell her teachers if there was a problem bothering her by telling them, “I have a problem”, repeatedly until the problem was fixed. Her classroom teacher reported, […]
It’s very helpful to plan ahead to give a student information about something unusual that is going to happen in his or her life. Giving that information in a visual form helps students understand better than just telling them. Frequently, our students with autism or Asperger’s need I had a student whose life was about […]
PROBLEM:Kyle’s mother attempts to take him with her when she does her Saturday morning shopping. She does not follow a set routine, but shops at different stores, depending on her needs. When they drive past certain stores Kyle becomes upset if she doesn’t stop.SOLUTION:Creating a little book of pictures of the typical places they stop […]
Debby, shares how her teenage daughter has used her iPhone and iPad. One app she uses is called Pictello. You can use it to make a picture book. Then you add voice so it speaks out loud. She can share stories with her friends or they can read it themselves. Mom says it’s like a […]
Visual tools are so easy to use but they often help prevent major meltdowns. PROBLEM: Kevin is very rigid about the regularly scheduled events in his life. He knows that on Tuesday, Mom picks him up a little early from school to go for a doctor appointment. On one particular Tuesday the schedule changed and […]
Some visual tools require planning and preparation. There are other times when a “quick fix” is what is needed. Here’s an example of a “quick fix” that worked perfectly. Notice how Andy turns away and leaves the TV monitor alone
A Simple Sign Will Do The effects of visual cues on signs and cards My daughter Leesa loved to destroy her mother’s closet. Leesa is an eleven-year-old girl with autism. She does not understand the concepts of privacy or of respecting other people’s possessions. In order to curb this behavior, my wife and I tried […]
Shopping List for Leesa! Creating a visual grocery list helps Leesa enjoy shopping This solution worked immediately. Leesa now has something she loves to do. Within a few short weeks, I bought a digital camera and started taking pictures of the items we buy at the store. We have expanded our shopping list and Leesa […]
