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Most of us rely on visual supports in our daily lives and not realise it. Roadmaps, calendars, and to-do lists to name a few. For children and adults with autism, visual supports - any pictorial, graphic, or scheduling aid - are important teaching tools because they allow users to learn concepts that are otherwise difficult to master due to weaknesses in auditory and verbal processing. This book offers a complete easy to understand guide to using these aids for teaching academic, daily living, and self-help skills.Contents
Contents : introduction; unlocking the door : how visual supports can help; the features of a good visual support; some commonly used visual supports : a primer; how visual supports can help with the development of language; using visual supports to increase memory : the who, what, where, why and how; temporal sequential skills; using visual supports to increase attending; using visual supports to increase motivation; using visual supports to increase social skills; strategies for fading visual supports; an example of the use of visual supports to increase opportunities; references; resource guide; index;
