Click on the image to the left for a great example of how visual supports can be incorporated into a classroom setting.
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Visual Supports and Autism Spectrum Disorders
autismspeaks.org
Visual Strategies: 25 Reasons to Use Visual Strategies
Linda Hodgdon, CCC-SLP
This DVD series is designed to provide general education teachers with strategies for supporting their middle and high school students with autism.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
This site includes a description of visual schedules and their benefits for students with Autism, reasons that parents may not use visual schedules in the home, 30 reasons to use visual schedules, and examples of visual schedules for kids of all ages. Click on the button below to learn more!
Taking Turns Speaking
A live presentation of Linda Hodgdon’s popular and innovative workshop. By Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
The Visual Strategies Workshop is a 5-video set filmed at a live presentation of Linda Hodgdon’s popular and innovative workshop. It provides lots of information about how to use visual strategies and it is packed with samples and examples of visual strategies that have proven successful with students who experience Autism Spectrum Disorders and other moderate to severe communication or behavior challenges. The information in the Visual Strategies Workshop is pertinent for every educator or parent who provides support for these students.
Click here for a description of each DVD and additional resources provided.
To borrow this resource, contact:
Nan Records, Regional Low-Incidence Facilitator
email: Nan.Records@sourcewell-mn.gov
cell: 612-298-3270