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.

Positive Visual Supports: 

Use positive supports regularly, and often!

Yes/Open and No/Closed Supports:

Please remember these key things when considering use of yes/open and no/closed visual supports:

• Include more positive visual supports than no or closed visual supports in a space (say yes more than no).

• Don't overwhelm with the number of visual supports in a space whether they are affirming or directive.

• Visual supports must be explicitly taught before they can be followed and understood.

Please Note: Mary Barrow, Supporting Neurodiverse Learners by Using Visual Supports as a Tier 1 Intervention and the Power of Visuals, is not responsible, or monitoring, advertising and links within external sites and does not necessarily subscribe to the philosophies of all linked organizations. Please contact site authors to express concerns and be sure to review this site’s policies before using.