Children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often present parents and educators with perplexing symptoms. This book presents strategies that are based on the language of the way individuals with ASD learn.

Research indicates that 95% or more of children, including children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), think with a visual system: by making pictures, movies, and graphics in their minds. However, the vast majority of instruction in schools is provided using auditory - not visual - methods. This discrepancy between the way that most educators teach, and the way that children learn best, has led to a mismatch in our current school system. Despite the best intentions of educators to include individuals with learning differences, many children with autism are not making as much school progress as their neurotypical peers. Visual Thinking Strategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders aims to flip the script: by encouraging adults to think not about what they can provide to neurodiverse children, but instead on what these children's brains need to thrive. To make such a radical shift in perspective, national expert on autism Dr. Ellyn Arwood advocates for parents, educators, and caregivers of neurodiverse children to think using a visual learning system in order to see the world through the eyes of these young and exceptional individuals. Alongside speech-language pathologist Carole Kaulitz and behavioral-learning consultant Mabel Brown, Dr. Arwood demonstrates how Viconic Language Methods¿ can open new doors of learning for children who have struggled in schools or other clinical settings. Join these educational specialists as they usher in the newest movement of brain-based, strength-based visual learning.

Visuals of all kinds (photographs, checklists, line drawings, cartoons, flowcharts, stick figures, etc.) are commonly used as supports for individuals on the autism spectrum who tend to think and learn visually. However, not all visuals are created equal and, therefore, visuals don't all work equally well. This companion to Learning With a Visual Brain in an Auditory World helps the reader understand how to match the developmental levels of pictures and visuals to the developmental level of the person looking at the visual. In this way, appropriate visuals provide the language development for children with autism spectrum disorders. Drawing from their experience with children and youth for decades, the authors also show how effective communication can help reduce the confusion and anxiety that often lead to behavioral outbursts. --Google Books.

Combining their years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum, the authors bring practical ideas and teaching methods for offering visual supports to students with autism spectrum disorders.

This title recognizes the importance of offering stabilization strategies that afford students a better regulated body, often enabling students with classic autism to increase their time in school, most of them working up to full-day participation.