Supporting students with autism spectrum disorder

Evidence-based strategies to help students with autism spectrum disorder

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Low tech visuals

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) relates to all the tools and strategies that we use with people who have little or no speech.

Communication supports may include the use of no, low or high-tech supports. Below is a list of low tech visuals for students and careers to support communication.

The colour sign visual

Not all students are able to communicate verbally, and the Colours sign visual 1 (DOC 69KB) helps support students interacting using sign language.  

Colour sign chart
Image: Colour sign language visual

The colour sign visuals 2

Not all students are able to communicate verbally, and the Colours sign visual 2 (DOC 67KB) helps support students to interact using sign language.  

 

Colour and sign chart 2
Image: Colour sign language chart 2

Early childhood routine 

The Early childhood routines (DOCX 88KB) can help students adjust to new behaviours and new routines. 

Early childhood visuals
Image: Early childhood routine visuals

Prepositions 

The Prepositions (PPTX 93KB) can help a student understand how to bridge the gaps in communication.

Prepositions
Image: Communication prepositions chart

Feelings representation 

These Feelings (PPTX 125KB) images provide your students with visual representations on understanding and managing their emotions. 

feelings document
Image: Feelings representation document

When I speak to the class for news

The Tell news (PPTX 93KB) helps students communicate in the classroom.

The Voice meter 

The Voice meter (DOCX 62KB) helps to provide students with a visual framework to help manage their vocal volume in various situations. 

Traffic light style colour voice chart
Image: Traffic light style colour voice chart

My Classroom voice

The My classroom voice (PPTX 111KB) assist students in understanding that appropriate volume to communicate in different environments.  

My classroom voice comic strip
Image: My classroom voice comic strip

The Kindergarten vocabulary 

The Kindergarten vocabulary (PPTX 318KB) visuals can remove confusion and difficulties comprehending information (instructions) from others.

The kindergarten vocabulary with illustrations
Image: The kindergarten vocabulary with illustrations

Communication cues 

The Communication cues (PPTX 217KB) provides a visual aid for students and teachers to prompt students on the full spectrum of communication in the classroom. 

 

Communication cues illustration
Image: Communication cues illustration

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