Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Topics in Autism)

&#40&#50&#48&#48&#56 IPPY Awards: Bronze Medalist, Education/Academic/Testing) Most of us use &#118&#105&#115&#117&#97&#108 supports in our daily lives–for example, a shopping list, calendar, or a &#114&#111&#97&#100&#109&#97&#112. Visual supports are particularly beneficial to people &#119&#105&#116&#104 autism &#98&#101&#99&#97&#117&#115&#101 they &#104&#101&#108&#112 make abstract concepts concrete &#97&#110&#100 &#99&#97&#112&#105&#116&#97&#108&#105&#122&#101 &#111&#110 the &#117&#115&#101&#114′&#115 inherent &#118&#105&#115&#117&#97&#108 learning &#115&#116&#114&#101&#110&#103&#116&#104&#115. VISUAL SUPPORTS &#70&#79&#82 PEOPLE &#87&#73&#84&#72 &#65&#85&#84&#73&#83&#77 &#115&#104&#111&#119&#115 parents and educators how &#105&#110&#99&#111&#114&#112&#111&#114&#97&#116&#105&#110&#103 these aids while teaching &#99&#97&#110 improve academic performance, behavior, interaction &#119&#105&#116&#104 others, &#97&#110&#100 self-help &#115&#107&#105&#108&#108&#115. &#73&#110 a friendly, &#99&#111&#110&#118&#101&#114&#115&#97&#116&#105&#111&#110&#97&#108&#45&#115&#116&#121&#108&#101, &#116&#104&#101 authors, both certified behavior analysts, &#100&#101&#115&#99&#114&#105&#98&#101 the &#100&#101&#102&#105&#99&#105&#116&#115 typical of autism–language, &#109&#101&#109&#111&#114&#121, &#116&#101&#109&#112&#111&#114&#97&#108 sequential skills, attention, &#109&#111&#116&#105&#118&#97&#116&#105&#111&#110, and &#115&#111&#99&#105&#97&#108 skills–and &#112&#114&#101&#115&#101&#110&#116 strategies to &#117&#115&#101 visual supports to address those issues at school and home. This guide presents &#97&#110 abundance &#111&#102 examples, &#105&#108&#108&#117&#115&#116&#114&#97&#116&#101&#100 by dozens of black & white and &#99&#111&#108&#111&#114 photos, including: activity &#115&#99&#104&#101&#100&#117&#108&#101s &#99&#97&#108&#101&#110&#100&#97&#114s

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