Visuals Bank

Before Using:

Most visual supports and supportive stories contained on this site have been created by Mary Barrow.  

Educators and parents/caregivers using this site may copy, adapt, and use these visuals for educational purposes with individual learners. 

To use, reproduce, or adapt this material in other ways, please contact powerofvisuals@outlook.com. Where supports by other authors have been included on this site, written permission has been granted for linking or usage and those locating these resources through this website must follow copyright stipulations by original authors.

You will find PDF printables and word/docs editables as well as Canva editables within the site. Please know that Canva offers discounted/free resources to educators who can provide evidence of working in the field. All line drawings used within Canva templates in this visuals bank are property of Canva.  Please know that you may not edit and use Canva templates or other items on this site for profit.

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© 2022-24 Mary Barrow, Supporting Neurodiverse Learners by Using Visual Supports as a Tier 1 Intervention and the Power of Visuals. 

Note: If your student already uses a particular symbol, replace the generic image in the visuals with your student’s specific image. With appropriate permissions, you may take pictures of the student or with their support persons within the student’s own routine.  Modify images as needed to reflect students of similar age and to celebrate student's individual identities if photos of the student themselves are not used.  There is great value in having a student, when possible, help you to choose images (co-create visual supports) so that images chosen are reflective of the learners' identities and interests.

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Remember before using stories and visuals to teach anything corrective, to introduce positive visuals and teaching stories first.  Always make sure more positive visual supports and positive teaching stories are used with learners than any other visuals and stories.  Remember too the value of description, and offering a different option, over correction.  Please know that as we learn together about neurodiversity affirming practices some items may need to be updated or used with caution to ensure affirming practices are used.

You may find that some of these resources are better for small groups but please also submit items you are willing to share that will be helpful for an entire class (along with your photos of your own room and visual materials).

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