Personal Care

Before Using:

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.

Click the links below to see visuals, resources, and examples.  To submit additional exemplars contact powerofvisuals@outlook.com.

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 if photos of the student themselves are not used.

Personal Care: 

Remember to consult professionals supporting in the area of personal care before introducing any new procedures or visual supports.

Blowing Nose: 

Drinking Water: 

Please be sure to consult professionals supporting a learner in this area before offering a particular story or support.

Using the Washroom: 

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