Child wants to verbally interact with peers but doesn't know what to talk about and communication partner doesn't know what to ask or talk about either. A topic book contains a variety of pictures, souvenirs, that the child or communication partner can use to set a topic for discussion. A set of symbols used to cue child about what is about to happen. The use of aided language stimulation provides modeling the child's communication system. In order to encourage joint attention consider having the child place their hand over yours as you point to the symbols on the display.
Child is asked to check their schedule.
Schedule Board has symbols representing different colored boxes. After each colored box is a symbol for a highly preferred reinforcer eg. Put activities in the colored boxes that have a definite ending and are activities that the child can independently complete, e.g. puzzle, threading beads. When the child has completed the activity, physically prompt the child to take the box back to its location and take the symbol back to the schedule. The child then selects the symbol for the reinforcer.