Communication is a two-way, reciprocal process.
We communicate with others to make our needs and desires known, and others communicate back to us to acknowledge and respond to our needs. Initially, we all need to be taught this basic premise of communication . A picture card system can provide someone with special needs the means to communicate his needs and a way to interact with his surroundings. Here are some ways to use picture cards to initiate reciprocal communications. As a person learns to use these tools, he is learning the power of communication .