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Book Synopsis: How can you help children with moderate to severe autism become more effective communicators? Discover the Visual Immersion System (VIS), a practical, research-based intervention framework that taps into the strong visual processing skills many children on the spectrum have. You'll learn how to use readily available resources—from photos and symbols to apps and software—to create a customized system of visual supports that boost seven key communicative functions (see sidebar). For each of the functions, you'll get comprehensive how-to guidance on choosing tools and materials, conducting systematic instruction, collecting data, and assessing how well interventions are working. A must for SLPs, interventionists, and educators, the innovative VIS approach will ensure better communication and higher quality of life for children with autism.
WHY THE VIS WORKS:
- Uses visual supports, an approach that's proven successful for children with autism
- Strengthens communication skills needed for learning and meaningful human interaction
- Builds on evidence-based assessment and intervention procedures developed over decades at Boston Children's Hospital
- Incorporates a wide range of low-tech and higher-tech options
- Flexible—can be used in home, school, or community settings
- Provides clear, easy-to-use instructions on conducting interventions
- Includes guidance on generalizing new communication skills
PRACTICAL MATERIALS:
- Detailed guide to low- and higher-tech visual supports (includes benefits and limitations of each)
- Case examples from clinical practice and field study
- 15 reproducible checklists and forms to guide assessment, implementation, and progress monitoring
Help children with autism improve key communication skills: Protest and refusal, Organization & transitions, Requesting, Directives, Commenting, Questions, Social pragmatics
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Enhancing Communication for Individuals with Autism: A Guide to the Visual Immersion System is the ultimate resource to help children with moderate to severe autism become effective communicators. Through the Visual Immersion System, you can tap into their strong visual processing skills and create a customized system of visual supports that boost key communicative functions. With readily available resources such as photos, symbols, apps, and software, you can empower these children to improve their communication skills for learning and meaningful human interaction.
Why does the Visual Immersion System work? It utilizes visual supports, an approach that has been proven successful for children with autism. By strengthening communication skills needed for learning and interaction, it paves the way for a higher quality of life. Developed over decades at Boston Children's Hospital, this system is grounded in evidence-based assessment and intervention procedures. Plus, it offers a wide range of low-tech and higher-tech options, making it flexible and easy to use in various settings - be it at home, school, or in the community.
What sets this resource apart from others is its practicality. It not only provides clear instructions on conducting interventions but also includes guidance on generalizing new communication skills. Additionally, it offers a detailed guide to low- and higher-tech visual supports, complete with case examples and 15 reproducible checklists and forms to guide assessment, implementation, and progress monitoring. With this comprehensive resource, you can help children with autism improve key communication skills, including protest and refusal, organization & transitions, requesting, directives, commenting, questions, and social pragmatics.
Don't miss out on this invaluable tool for speech-language pathologists (SLPs), interventionists, and educators. Start enhancing communication for individuals with autism today and witness the positive impact it makes on their lives. Read more
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