Category Archives: Visual Supports

Autism and Thinking in Layers

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. As a little girl, there was a single movie screen in my mind where I created one still life picture at […]

Providing Sameness and Routine While Living In Unfamiliar Surroundings

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Many children with special needs thrive in an environment with a high degree of predictability, sameness and routine. In the aftermath […]

A Visual Schedule for Use in Natural Disaster

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Many children with special needs use a visual schedule to organize their day. A visual schedule shows which activities and the […]

Autism, Direct Instruction and Having Friends

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Social understanding and communication are two areas impacted by autism neurology. The way this plays out is different from one autistic […]

Autism, Visual Thinking and the Parking System

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Many autistic people think visually. As a young child who thought visually I was often thought to be stubborn and insisting […]

Autism, Visual Schedules and Prompting

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Many autistic students, who have difficulty transitioning from one activity to another, benefit from using a visual schedule in the same […]

Autism, Perseveration and Holding onto Thoughts

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Like many autistics, all my life I have thought visually. My thinking is comprised of pictures, colors, shapes along with their […]

Autism and the Importance of Stabilization

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. As an autism consultant I am often asked how I sort out what to do when I see an autistic client […]

Autism and Holiday Schedules

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. As an autistic getting through the holiday time can be quite tricky. As an autistic parent with children who had different […]

How To Outsmart “Inflexible Thinking”

Please know state-of-the art cutting edge language at the time of original penning of this blog has remained unchanged. Retaining original wording allows tracking of language progression in the field of autism over time. Because of my autism I have an autistic thinking style. One characteristic often attributed to me is “inflexible thinking.” Flexibility in […]