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Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community: Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome » (SPIRAL)

Book cover image of Making Visual Supports Work in the Home and Community: Strategies for Individuals with Autism and Asperger Syndrome by Jennifer L. Savner

Authors: Jennifer L. Savner, Brenda Smith Myles
ISBN-13: 9780967251462, ISBN-10: 096725146X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
Date Published: January 2000
Edition: SPIRAL

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Author Biography: Jennifer L. Savner

Book Synopsis

Here is finally a book that shows parents how to make and use visual supports. This easy-to-read book contains step-by-step directions and pictures to help create visual supports that can be geared to the individual child and family across many settings.

Table of Contents

Learning Through Seeingi
What Are Visual Supports?1
Why Should My Child and I Use Visual Supports?2
Visual Supports Work2
The Deciding Factors3
You Can Do It!3
What Kind of Visual Supports Can I Use?4
Visual Schedules4
Information Sharers10
Checklists/Organizers15
Visual Behavior Supports20
How Do I Make the Visual Support?23
Pictures23
Other Materials25
Velcro25
Lamination26
How Much Information to Put on the Visual Support26
How Do My Child and I Use the Visual Support?27
How to Choose Which Challenges to Address27
Setting up the Support Together28
Introducing the Support29
Helping the Child Use the Support29
Using the Support in Different Settings29
How Will I Know if the Visual Support Works?30
Signs or Changes in Your Child's Behavior30
Changes in Your Behavior as Well as Changes in Others Who Know Your Child and You30
When Do My Child and I Stop Using the Visual Support?31
References32
AppendixList of Articles Validating the Use of Visual Supports33

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