Visual Communication Aids and Resources

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Disclaimer: This booklet is for information purposes only. We are not professional Occupational Therapists or Speech Language Pathologists, just parents with special needs kids. Products and information here have been shared by friends, family and found on the internet. .


Sample of a Schedule or timetable for the home

Welcome For more great visuals, tips and other resources, join our Facebook page 'Resources for Special Needs' created by Jacqui Little. Heidi and Jacqui have now created this easy layout of lists of websites for you. Most visuals are FREE, some sites have a paid subscription, others are products you can buy. I am sure you will find something to suit your needs. Please share around. Also published in Autism World Magazine. _______________________________________

www.autismworldmagazine.com

www.mrsriley.com

Make a PECS Folder (tutorial)

Mrs. Riley helps professionals, teachers, and parents collaboratively make pages of picture cards. If you've ever made a picture card with a custom image yourself, you know that it can be tedious. We understand and after going through

www.educateautism.com/make-your-own-teaching-aids/make-a-pecsbooklet.htm

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it ourselves for so long, we decided to wrap the entire process into a single online application with these goals: Easier - Designed to make simple tasks simple. Faster - Sharing is built right in so it's often a matter of search and print.

Tutorial on how to make one here http://www.mynameissnickerdoodle.com/2012/09/chore-charttutorial.html

Cheaper - Pay for only what you need.


Visual Aids for learning is a company that develops images to streamline and support learning; empowering people to participate and achieve success and independence.

Boardmaker Software - create Visual-PCS Cards,

Free Downloads! All our products are free downloadable visual aids that you can use at home or school. www.visualaidsforlearning.com

Find Activities and Boards at

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onscreen activities by adding voice, sound, animation and video.

www.boardmakerachieve.com/Activities/Search or Boardmaker Share - Mayer-Johnson's board sharing/community site, must have Boardmaker to use the files.

________________________________________ Search for free images to make visuals at: World wide site - www.pecs.com ________________________________________ and

Free Printable Resources (PDF) - Visual Schedules - House Rules

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- Token Board (Coin and Star) - PECS Visuals - Boardmaker Communication, actions, activities, home activities, play, therapy, places, health, hygiene & grooming, sexual behaviour, family, and

Grocery and Toys Pecs

occupations.

A large collection (over 3200) of realistic pictures designed to improve the shopping experience for families with children with autism and communication difficulties. www.grocerypecs.com

www.adelaideautismadventures.org/printables.html

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PictureSET is a collection of downloadable visual supports that can be used by students for both receptive and expressive communication in the classroom, at home, and in the community. This searchable database allows you to find a wide range of useful visual supports for different curriculum areas, activities, and events. www.setbc.org/pictureset/Default.aspx

www.toypecs.com


A range of visual resources to help your child with the processing of information, helps with social skills and learning.

Picto Selector is a freeware windows application and contains over 27000 pictos. www.pictoselector.eu ________________________________________

Products available: Prompt Charts Speech & Language Autism Lanyards Autism Wrist Bands Awareness

TomTag is a personalised and flexible daily checklist that children carry with them on their school bag so they can check what they need at any time.

Awareness

TomTag can help every child regardless of age or reading ability thanks to the unique set of picture symbols we use.

Keyrings

http://www.orkidideas.com/products

Badges Awareness Bags

Social Stories Teaching

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Resources Visual Resources

The pictures from the Off We Go! series are great! They are available as free download, just fill out your details on their quick form.

www.asdbrightideas.co.uk

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Find symbols by category or alphabetically.

www.sclera.be/en/vzw/home

Free Boardmaker Boards, Activities and Tutorials. Huge list of links to boardmaker boards. http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com.au/2008/02/ free-boardmaker-boards-and-activities.html

Going to a Birthday Party Going to Buy Clothes Going to Buy Shoes Going to the Cinema Going to the Dentist Going to the Doctor Going to the Hairdresser Going to the Optician Going on a Plane Going to a Restaurant Going to the Supermarket http://www.offwego.ie/resources/freedownloads.html

Basic / beginners pictures PCS Downloads www.childrenwithspecialneeds.com/pecsdownloads


Free PECS Printables, faces representing basic and detailed emotions.

Download resources in many categories including booklets, puzzles and games, flashcards, worksheets, visual timetabling, activities, visual aids, emotions, teaching aids, matching and sorting, classroom display, clip-art, Ebooks and social skills. Loads of information!

www.autismbuddy.com

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E-Learning Visuals Choice boards, Visuals, Templates, and Visual Demonstration Videos

http://www.educateautism.com/pecs.html

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http://visuals.autism.net/visuals/main.php?g2_itemId=25

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Silver Lining Multimedia Products, Photo Software for Visual Learners.

http://www.silverliningmm.com/products/productsdefault.html

Pics for PECS CD


ASD Visual Aids Product range which consist of ‘Visual Symbols’ and stories to help in social situations, timetable boards, key chains, stress balls, stickers, traffic lights along with other communication tools.

http://www.asdvisualaids.com

______________________________________ Visuals for Dentist They do have some free printable cards here http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/index.htm ________________________________________________

Little Black Book

- Flush Mount Nice and durable and stain resistant! http://www.artisanstate.com/little-black-book.html http://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/documents/dentalgui de.pdf

Great to make up VISUAL SOCIAL STORIES etc...

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Flipbooks from Vistaprint are also very useful for Social Stories. Create one for school, home, shopping, one for the Grandparents house etc, The list is endless ! ________________________________________________

How It Is An image vocabulary for children about feelings, rights and safety, personal care and sexuality www.howitis.org.uk/browse.htm


Visual Engine - a tool for creating visual support. Free!

Different uses The list below will give you tips on the different ways visuals can be used and examples of the recommended sizes for each type of visual. Choice Boards Circle Time Boards Labels Rules Schedules

Mini Schedules First/Then Board I Want Board Personal Stories Token Economy

Many children with Special Needs are visual learners. This means they understand and remember information better when the see and hear it rather than just hearing it. Visual Schedules What is a visual schedule: A visual schedule shows what activity is currently happening and what activity will happen next. A schedule might show two events or it might show several. It is based on what the child can understand. Why do visual schedules help: Visual schedules provide information that does not “go away” like words do. This allows the child a longer time to process and understand the information. Visual schedules highlight the important information and provide predictability and structure. Where do I start: You need to teach the child to use the visual schedule starting with two symbols and showing the child that the symbol is related to the activity. Gradually increase the number of symbols. Once the child knows how the use the visual schedule, they may be able to use it independently without adult help. Where should I keep it: Post the visual schedule in an area where all the children can see it and many children in the class will use it. The child with ASD may need to have the schedule brought to them or have a smaller version to keep with them.

More info at Connectability


SpeechPage.com

- Discover The Exciting Way Your Therapy Sessions Can INSTANTLY Become MORE FUN FOR YOUR CLIENTS & EASIER TO MANAGE FOR YOU Using Colorful & Heavy Duty speechpages! www.speechpage.com

Visual Tools, Free PDF's to download (sample seen here) http://www.victoriesnautism.com/visual-tools.html

Schedules, Behavior Charts & Task Checklists Examples of Schedule and Task Cards Communication & Behavioral Cues Self-Management & Emotional/Behavioral Supports Location Of Areas & Transitions

________________________________________ Cyclone guide (20 pages PDF) and information for people who have difficulties reading, or who use symbols and simple language as their preferred method of communicating.


Do-N'-Slide Do-N-Slide™ Picture To-Do Lists teach your child organisation and sequencing skills with visual prompts they can slide from from "to do"to "all done. "Their very own Visual Schedule provides planned activities or sequences in pictures, ordered the way things should happen. http://funandfunction.com/do-n-slide.html

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Choiceworks Visual Support System

Best and biggest catalogue I have ever seen on visual resources! Wow! Download a .pdf copy of our AAC catalog, now! _______________________________________________ Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD) Software. PODD stands for:

http://www.autismtoday.com/choiceworksvisualsupport.html

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Pragmatic – the ways that we use language socially Organisation – words and symbols arranged in a systematic way Dynamic Display – changing pages. Works in with Boardmaker

Magnetic Visual Schedules SchKIDules are personalized visual schedule systems designed to communicate a routine, sequence, activity or transition to a child. www.autismschedules.com


Choiceboards by Jacqui For children that can read but are non- verbal.

Book: Visual Strategies for Improving Communication (Revised & Updated Edition): Practical Supports for Autism Spectrum Disorders

____________________________________ Kibbles Rockin Clubhouse... (DVD) - Designed for kids with autism and learning disabilities - Karaoke sing-a-long special feature - Over 40 minutes of support material for parents - Uses visuals to show a schedule. Being music based it's fun and easy to follow. www.noteabilities.com/krc.php

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Sandbox Learning - Social Stories Customize the illustrations to the child's appearance based on gender, hair style and color, eye color, skin tone, glasses, and method of communication.

Our collection of children's stories addresses emotional, social, safety, and communication skills to foster character development.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com ________________________________________________________________________________

Comix Stories - Free COMIC STRIP GENERATOR that's great for creating scripts to teach communication, behaviour, social skills and more. Fab idea!

Also they have info on Special Needs and over 350 free printables ! www.makebeliefscomix.com/Special-Needs www.makebeliefscomix.com/Printables


GO TALK DEVICES - are a cheaper option than taking an iPad to school. I used this for my non-verbal son for the first 2 years of school life and it was fantastic! Input your own pictures and record your voice. Heidi

FREE (PDF) Visual Schedules - Self Care Brush Teeth Dressing Toileting Morning Routine (with medicine) Morning Routine (without medicine) Evening Routine Wash Hands

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/catalogue/gotalkcommunication-device-series

Some books on Visuals: A Picture's Worth: PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism

Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum DIsorders

Visual Schedules - Visual Supports for People with Autism

Handwriting Page Maker I thought I would throw this website in also - as it's a great way to teach your child or adult to write their name. Print off and pratice! http://www.members.thebigbus.com/resources/writing/index.htm


Lauren, a great friend of Jacqui and Heidi's on our Facebook group Resources for Special Needs and a Speech Language Pathologist. She has a colossal of information on Visuals Resources - please check out her Pinterest page!

http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/aac-supports-for-manual-no-tech-communication-boar Main page - http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/ Lauren S. Enders, MA, CCC-SLP

An abundance of information, Communicating at Home - Free communication boards to use at home Health Visual Supports – Free visuals about health concerns Hygiene Visual Supports – Free visuals about personal hygiene Picture Symbol Resources – Over 200 free pre-made picture symbol supports School Visual Supports – Free visuals to support your child at school Social Stories- Over 150 free social stories on a variety of topics Toilet Training Visual Supports – free visuals for toilet training your child Visual Recipes – Free picture symbol recipes www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com


Remember to be creative with visuals and make it fun. Here are some of our favourites we've come across :::

Pecs Board - made out of MDF board with a frame (painted) with Marine type carpet, for velcro to stick. Cheap and easy to make.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/285820258147322/


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