Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Vera Bernard-Opitz
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781934575826

Combining their years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum, the authors bring practical ideas and teaching methods for offering visual supports to students with autism spectrum disorders.

Visual Supports for Visual Thinkers

Visual Supports for Visual Thinkers
Author: Lisa Rogers
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-08-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0857008498

Visual supports have been proven to be a highly effective way to communicate with, and teach, a student with an autism spectrum disorder or other learning difficulty. This book is packed with simple, effective tools to assist in the education of students with special education needs. They can be adapted to be used with young children and older learners with a range of educational needs, including nonverbal learners. Based on the author's years of teaching experience, the book covers how the classroom environment is laid out, how to use schedules and time planning aids, different education approaches and the teaching of social rules and appropriate behavior. All the visual supports are clearly explained alongside examples and photos showing them in use in the classroom. The supports are also included on the accompanying online downloadable content as blank templates. This will be a welcome resource of easy-to-use ideas for mainstream and special education teachers. Therapists, parents and anyone working with students with learning difficulties will also find many of the ideas useful.

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment
Author: Marilyn H. Gense
Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891288800

When a child with an autism spectrum disorder is also visually impaired, the effects on learning and behavior and complex and varied. Two exceptional educators condense their years of personal and professional experience into a one-of-a-kind handbook of effective ways to work with such students, including suggestions and approaches for assessment, instruction, and program planning; forms and tools for capturing vital information; information on assessment instruments, instructional materials, and web sites rich in important advice. Professionals and educators, as well as parents, will find critical guiding principles and valuable strategies.

Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community

Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community
Author: Jennifer L. Savner
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 096725146X

Making Visual Supports Work is exploding with practical ideas for daily living with a child with Asperger Syndrome. It is an easy read that empowers parents to use everyday items to create simple, effective visual supports. A "must" for any parent who wants to have less conflict and more fun.

Visual Supports for People with Autism

Visual Supports for People with Autism
Author: Marlene J. Cohen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10
Genre: Autistic children
ISBN: 9781606132159

Visual supports are excellent tools for teaching academic, daily living, and self-help skills to people with autism. This reader-friendly and practical book shows teachers, parents, and service providers how to make low-tech visual supports, and offers strategies for using them. The new second edition includes expanded information about using visual supports with the youngest children, advice on fading supports, and updated photo examples of: activity schedules; calendars; charts; checklists & to-do lists; color coding; flip books; graphic organizers; mnemonics; nametags; photo boards; power cards; scripts; social stories; and video modeling.

Visual Thinking Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Visual Thinking Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Ellyn Lucas Arwood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Asperger's syndrome
ISBN: 9781962053044

Research indicates that 95% or more of children, including children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), think with a visual system: by making pictures, movies, and graphics in their minds. However, the vast majority of instruction in schools is provided using auditory - not visual - methods. This discrepancy between the way that most educators teach, and the way that children learn best, has led to a mismatch in our current school system. Despite the best intentions of educators to include individuals with learning differences, many children with autism are not making as much school progress as their neurotypical peers. Visual Thinking Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders aims to flip the script: by encouraging adults to think not about what they can provide to neurodiverse children, but instead on what these children's brains need to thrive. To make such a radical shift in perspective, national expert on autism Dr. Ellyn Arwood advocates for parents, educators, and caregivers of neurodiverse children to think using a visual learning system in order to see the world through the eyes of these young and exceptional individuals. Alongside speech-language pathologist Carole Kaulitz and behavioral-learning consultant Mabel Brown, Dr. Arwood demonstrates how Viconic Language Methods¿ can open new doors of learning for children who have struggled in schools or other clinical settings. Join these educational specialists as they usher in the newest movement of brain-based, strength-based visual learning.

The TEACCH Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders

The TEACCH Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Gary B. Mesibov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2010-02-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0306486474

- Professionals can be trained in the program and its methods - Translates scientific knowledge so that practitioners and parents can easily understand the current state of knowledge - Offers strategies that can be tailored to an individual's unique developmental and functional level - Advises parents on how to become involved in all phases of intervention as collaborators, co-therapists, and advocates. - Details how the program can be introduced and adapted for individuals of all ages, from preschooler to adult

The Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Patricia O'Brien Towle
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2013-03-28
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0857006835

Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as early as possible can have a significant, positive impact on the child's journey to adaptation and independence. Yet too few diagnoses take place at an early, developmentally crucial stage. This unique visual guide aims to equip readers with the skills to recognise ASD in very young children. The book provides a systematic framework for understanding the complex nature of ASD. From social interaction to communication to restricted and repetitive behaviors, each chapter focuses on key symptoms and uses photographs to illustrate and enhance understanding of presenting or absent behaviors. It is written in an accessible style and covers all of the core aspects of ASD, giving readers everything they need to be able to successfully identify the behavioral indicators of autism. A final chapter provides an overview of assessment options for young children being evaluated for possible ASD. Taking a visual approach to identifying ASD in very young children, this book will be a valuable resource for early intervention professionals and students, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, paediatricians, teachers as well as parents of children pre- and post-diagnosis.

Setting Up Classroom Spaces that Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Setting Up Classroom Spaces that Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Author: Susan Kabot
Publisher: UTB
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781934575680

With even the best curricula and interventions, students with autism spectrum disorders will not learn unless the classroom environment is organized with their specific needs in mind. Setting Up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders shows through clear and brief text and lots of photos how to determine what type of furniture and materials to choose for various types of classrooms and how to arrange them in a way that creates an effective learning environment while reducing anxiety and preventing problem behaviors. It uses evidence-based practices of structure and visual supports to enhance the well-being and success of students. Examples are given for students across the age span with lots of lists and helpful resources, making it a must-have resource for every classroom. Foreword by Juane Heflin, PhD.