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THINKING IN PICTURES: Autism, visual schedules, and social stories

THINKING IN PICTURES: Autism, visual schedules, and social stories. Jessica Saum.

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THINKING IN PICTURES: Autism, visual schedules, and social stories

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  1. THINKING IN PICTURES:Autism, visual schedules, and social stories Jessica Saum

  2. “Words are like a second language to me. I translate both spoken and written words into full-color movies, complete with sound, which run like a VCR tape in my head. When somebody speaks to me, his words are instantly translated into pictures.’ Temple Grandin Dr. Temple Grandin, an autism self-advocate and famous animal scientist, describes how important visual thinking is to someone with autism:

  3. Temple Grandin: In her own words Working with Autistic Children What can I be doing?

  4. Making Categories You have 30 seconds Make as many categories with the following objects as you can. Write your categories down.

  5. STOP: What categories did you come up with?

  6. Specialized brains An autistic or Asperger’s child can easily pick out all of the red objects, however research has shown that it is difficult for a child on the spectrum to make up a new category, such as plastic objects. These students will need to be taught that some categories change depending on who is using an object. Example: A hat can be worn at work or during play

  7. Converting abstract ideas to pictures VISUALIZING CONCEPTS WITH SYMBOLIC IMAGES

  8. Peace Honesty Power and Glory Horses Shoes

  9. Peace

  10. Honesty

  11. Power and Glory

  12. Horses Shoes Temple Grandin The Movie

  13. In the classroom. . . Visual schedules and social stories can help students with autism navigate our world. They are practical, easy to make, and even easier to implement.

  14. Social Stories can be read on the day or a few days in advance and then repeated on the day in question, you can share with your student with autism what will happen and why and what they will be expected to do, you can show them visually, the social story will use images as well as text and will be written in an easy to digest manner.

  15. Teachers are constantly searching for better strategies and teaching methods to help students on the spectrum successfully navigate this our world. Visual schedules are an excellent teaching tool, and their use enables students to form the missing link in processing spoken language. When working with students with autism, it is important to remember this one word: visual.

  16. Visual schedules and social stories are important for children with autism because they: • Help address the child's difficulty with sequential memory and organization of time. • Assist children with language comprehension problems to understand what is expected of them . • http://www.polyxo.com/socialstories/

  17. Lessen the anxiety level of children with autism, and help to reduce possible occurrence of challenging behaviors, by providing the structure. • Clarify that activities happen within a specific time period- break is coming after work is complete. Can also alert the student to any changes that might occur. • Assist the student in transitioning independently between activities and environments telling them where they go next

  18. Back to visual thinkers. . . Social skills stories are generally visual; we know children with autism tend to be visual thinkers and learners, meaning they think in pictures, social skills stories use this concept

  19. When to use a social story • http://www.polyxo.com/socialstories/ Teaching Children with Autism: Social Stories: Basketball Hygiene, Sports, Major Events, Figures of Speech, Emotions, Being Polite

  20. Visual Schedule Examples

  21. Create a social story (and if time a visual schedule) : At home, after school, during the school day Who (or what) could you make a social story for?

  22. Teachers love to talk. It's part of who they are. However, as difficult as it is, teachers of students with autism must learn to "tone down the talk" and use visuals in its place. Spoken words can eventually be added as a student progresses, but until that time, most students will hear the proverbial Charlie Brown teacher saying "Waaawaawawaa" as spoken instruction goes in one ear and out the other. Something To Leave You With

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