Communication and Visual Strategies for Nonverbal Students and Students with Autism within the Classroom Setting. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Diane Drakulic, MA CCC-SLP Cindy Monroe, MS CCC-SLP Disclosure: Ms. Drakulic and Ms. Monroe have no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose. Educational Objectives 1. Participants will be able to describe various strategies to support communication. 2. Participants will be able to select appropriate visual supports to use in the classroom. 3. Participants will be able to identify various communication systems.
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Communication and Visual Strategies for Nonverbal Students
and Students with Autism within the Classroom Setting.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsDiane Drakulic, MA CCC-SLPCindy Monroe, MS CCC-SLP
Disclosure: Ms. Drakulic and Ms. Monroe have no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Educational Objectives
1. Participants will be able to describe various strategies to support communication.
2. Participants will be able to select appropriate visual supports to use in the classroom.
3. Participants will be able to identify various communication systems.
What are Visual Supports? Visual supports provide a way to increase
understanding of language by taking verbal information and making it concrete. When spoken, verbal information is only present for a short period of time and then it is gone. Visual supports add a fixed component so the user can see the meaning of the message.
Who uses Visual Supports? We all do!
• We use calendars.
• We make grocery lists.
• We write notes.
Why use Visual Supports with our Students?
Many students, especially those with autism spectrum disorders, have stronger visual skills than auditory skills. Providing visual supports gives them a way to use their visual strengths to process, organize and remember information. This helps them understand verbal information. When they understand what is said to them, their stress level decreases as well as their inappropriate behaviors.
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