Communication and Socialization
Visual Supports
Many types of "visuals" can be created for use in the classroom and community in order to teach and remind students of what to do and how to interpret social situations. Below are several examples.
Social Narrative
This visual support is a social narrative (retrieved from: Picture SET.) The steps in this example offer clear visual information about how others might feel when they hear swear words, what might happen when a person uses inappropriate language, and suggestions for appropriate alternative language to use in school.
Video Modeling
Video modeling is another type of visual support that offers a highly reinforcing format in which to teach or reinforce skills. Using small portable video cameras and phones with video capability, creating a video for teaching purposes can be simple.
The example below was recorded in "one take" using a phone camera.
Video: Washing Hands
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Captions / Transcript
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in the top right corner of the video when you select play.
You can turn on captions by selecting the Enable Captions icon
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, where you can also set your caption preferences.
You can use Spanish subtitles for this video by selecting Settings and choosing Spanish in the Captions drop down menu.
Other examples of video modeling may be found at the following links:
News story of impact of video modeling on one youth with ASD
Preview of DVD, "Manners for the Real World "
Ninth Planet - Website created by a youth with Asperger Syndrome. This site offers a preview of the video modeling series created by this young man
Here are some examples of "home-made" videos:
This site offers several documents that provide information about video modeling. One document provides considerations for the development of video modeling. Another document provides an overview of the research supporting the use of video modeling.