Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (Topics in Autism)
Adding to the book's many practical suggestions are an informative chapter on how to fade visual supports when appropriate and an extensive list of references and recommended reading. --Library Journal, April 15, 2007<br /><br />Clear, concise writing and abundant illustrations make this an ideal book for families, teachers, therapists, and anyone else working with people with autism or other developmental delays and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. --ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists, January 21, 2008Visual supports is a formal term for referring to those tricks and methods that help us in our daily routines, e.g., to-do lists, maps, calendars, and highlighting text. For those with autism spectrum disorders, visual supports can aid in compensating for weaknesses with processing auditory input, particularly speech. Cohen and Sloan, both certified behavior analysts with the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University, write clearly and base their work on such strong sources as David Sousa'sHow the Brain Learnsand the works of Mel Levine. The more than 140 illustrations and photographs provide inspiration for how to 'draw on your child's strengths to support areas of weakness,' which should be a goal for all educators and parents.Adding to the book's many practical suggestions are an informative chapter on how to fade visual supports when appropriate and an extensive list of references and recommended reading. Although this guide is written for parents and teachers and none of the supports is difficult or expensive to create, it will probably be used mainly as a reference by teachers. Recommended for academic libraries and public libraries with autism collections. --Library Journal, April 15, 2007