special education: visual supports for autism
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Special Education: Visual Supports for Autism . Let’s Get Visual!. Kim Myers M.S. CCC-SLP Alyce Weimken M.S. CCC-SLP. Autism…Defined. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Special Education: Visual Supports for Autism
Kim Myers M.S. CCC-SLPAlyce Weimken M.S. CCC-SLP
Let’s Get Visual!
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Autism…DefinedO 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.
O Children who present with autism spectrum disorder are often visual learners.
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Visual SupportsO 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.
O Visual schedules facilitate communication and therefore may minimize behavioral problems.
O Visual schedules help to increase independence and on-task behavior
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Visual Supports Cont.O Pairing a visual with the verbal will
increase comprehensionO 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
O Must be individualized to meet his or her skill level, interest, and age
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Visuals: ExamplesO Visual recipesO Sequence of activities: Getting ready for
bed, brushing teeth, washing hands, etc.O Written rules for playing gamesO Writing out questions or directionsO First…then scheduleO Video modelingO Motivational Systems (e.g., PEGS/STAR
Chart) O Visual Activity Schedules
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Visuals: ExamplesO ChecklistsO Graphic OrganizersO Social Stories (Gray 2002)O Comic Strip ConversationsO Power Cards (Elisa Gagnon)O Calendars O Task Analysis (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
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Boardmakershare and Boardmaker Studio
O Simple, Fast, adaptable, easy to modify, high tech and low tech
O EdmarkO STAR chartO Songs, Sorting, thematic units,
expanding curriculum, continued practice, storybooks, and etc.
O WebsiteO Examples.
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Intellitools O Easy, Easy, Easy!!!O Themes, individual skills, expanding
curriculum, continued practice, storybooks, and etc.
O WebsiteO Examples.
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SmartBoardO Easy to modify and adaptO Examples.O Website
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IPAD/IPODO Fun, easy to use, Free AppsO First…then Schedule O Proloquo2GoO Apps that are FREE and Great!!!O ABA Free Apps in April each yearO Phone number app
Are you using any great apps to share with the group?
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Other Stuff…O Video ModelingO Low Tech examples.
O Task AnalysisO Recipes (News2You)O Social Stories (Gray 2002)O PEGS/STAR Chart (motivational system)O Mini-SchedulesO Visual SchedulesO GamesO Spinner with velcroO Language Master
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Let’s Get Visual...O Check out the
high tech and low tech examples
O IPAD/IPODO SmartBoard
SoftwareO BoardmakerO Intellitools
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Make it and take it…O You can spend your remaining time
exploring, borrowing ideas, collaborating to create new or adapt already created materials.
O Questions.
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WebsitesO www.cindyautisticsupports.comO http://kidscandream.webs.comO http://jillkuzma.wordpress.com
O YouTubeO Harry Kindergarten