Time, Travel and Transition: Using Visual Strategies to Support
Successful Participation for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tuesday, February 4 th, 2014 Presented By Linda Hodgdon CCC-SLP
Consultant Autism Spectrum Disorders Join our community Teaching
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Time, Travel & Transition Overcoming Daily Challenges with
Visual Strategies Meeting the Communication Needs of Individuals
with Autism Spectrum Disorders Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP Speech
Language Pathologist Communication Specialist Consultant for ASD
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Who am I? Linda Hodgdon, M.ED., CCC-SLP Speech-Language
Pathologist Consultant for Autism & Related Communication
Challenges Author: Visual Strategies for Improving Communication
Publisher: AutismFamilyOnline.com Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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You will learn: The most common misunderstanding about
communication in Autism Spectrum Disorders The most important thing
to understand about the communication strengths and challenges of
children with ASD 3 Common times there can be behavior or social
challenges Simple strategies you can use to solve behavior problems
that occur during TIME, TRAVEL & TRANSITIONS Plus LOTS more....
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The most important thing to understand about the communication
strengths and challenges of children with ASD Most people
misunderstand ASD & Communication Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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The most common misunderstanding about communication He
understands EVERYTHING I say But he has problems when...... Linda
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YoungOldHigh Skilled Low Skilled Accomplish Many Purposes Give
information...Help remember....Organize thinking... Reduce
anxiety... Handle change Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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They benefit from using VISUAL STRATEGIES to support
communication...understanding, giving information, teaching
routines & more... Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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What are visual strategies? Things you SEE Pictures Writing
Objects Timers Signs Logos Labels Body language Gestures Facial
expressions Anything you can see..... Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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LOW TECH vs HI TECH Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Visual Strategies are not just pieces of paper HOT topics now
iPads & APPS Video Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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I LOVE MY IPHONE There has been a technology explosion Calendar
Scheduling Choices Step by step Conversation starters Photos And
what are the other possibilities???? APPS Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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Tech is not magic The CAUTION about the tech explosion Dont
forget to identify the PURPOSE Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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Common times to have behavior challenges 1.Time 2.Travel
3.Transitions Blends together issues with 1. Communication 2.
Behavior 3. Social skills The hidden things or lack of
understanding cause the problems Discover ways to provide VISUAL
support to help students achieve success Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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Its Invisible Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Time The Issues 1.Starting activities 2.When is something
happening 3.Stopping activities 4.When will something cease
5.Following a schedule 6.Anticipating change 7.When can I do it
again? 8.When will it be my turn? These turn into: 1.Personal
organization 2.Showing up 3.Getting things done on time 4.More....
Affects from young children to independent adults The trip to
Europe Helping to orient Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Schedules What is happening-regular What is happening-new or
different What is the sequence of events What is changing or
different GIVING INFORMATION Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Schedules Accomplish Many Purposes Give information...Help
remember....Organize thinking... Reduce anxiety... Handle change
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First Then Visual Schedule Theres an APP for that Linda Hodgdon
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Calendars Give information about routine events Give
information about new experiences What is changing or different? A
good communication tool about past, present, and future Linda
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Heres an example Holidays The Christmas example Linda Hodgdon
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From The Planner Guide Now... theres an APP Related Skills:
Learning how to use the calendar Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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From - The Planner Guide Related Skills: Handling Change Linda
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Theres an APP for that Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Its unpredictable Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Travel The Issues Changing locations 1.One side of classroom to
another 2.One room to another 3.To someone elses house 4.Going
shopping 5.Riding in the car 6.Going on vacation 7.Taking a trip on
an airplane 8.Anything that involves changing locations which
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Think of Using Visual Tools to Give Information Linda Hodgdon
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Community Use Successful community experiences a. Planning b.
Routines to prepare for and complete community activities c.
Communication, academic, or life skills necessary (make requests,
read labels, use money, fill out forms, etc.) d. Handle change of
routines or unexpected events Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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NeedFood (The Visual Grocery List) Theres an APP for that!
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David traveling to his job Subway ticket Where to through turn
style What if ticket does not work Where to get off What to do if
get off at the wrong stop Who to call if there is a problem Linda
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Visual supports Phone Timer Watch / clock Cue cards how much $$
needed Schedule Directions Emergency number ID Linda Hodgdon All
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App Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Regularly occurring VS New or infrequent events Linda Hodgdon
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From The Planner Guide Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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The Planner Guide Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Confusing Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Transitions Blends the issues of TIME and TRAVEL 1.Stopping and
starting 2.Changing environments 3.Understanding what, why, when
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Dear Linda... It has been quite a challenging month for me,
since we relocated to a new home He has handled the transition
quite well Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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But the problem... He is in first grade this year with a new
teacher Having difficulty in transitioning at the end of the day to
go home The teacher didn't understand why he didn't want to go home
Matthew has difficulty with expressive language & did not
express why He began expressing with his body language, whining a
bit and eventually became very upset all the way home Linda Hodgdon
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Cause... I knew the reason why the behavior was occurring He
wanted to stay and play the computer in the classroom Linda Hodgdon
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Teamwork Teacher asked me to give her any solutions to resolve
the problem I took opportunity to reference Visual Strategies I
told her it would be helpful write out a card that identified the
sequence of steps to prepare him for the transition when it was
time to go home Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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Validation I also talked to Matthew to validate that I
understood what he was trying to communicate to me why he wanted to
stay also why we had to go home Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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Follow through The teacher did make a transition list Today
when I picked him up from school the transition to go home was much
better without him getting so upset Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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I learned a few things from this scenario It was important for
me to validate that I understood what he was trying to communicate
He needed help in sequencing through the transition He needed to
understand the reason why we had to go home Linda Hodgdon All
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A typical letter I receive I have been using visual strategies
for several years. I am happy to say that through the use of these
strategies, I have helped my students with Autism transition from
the elementary school to the middle school. Because not all visual
strategies have to be written on paper, I have made DVDs of the
middle school for each of these students. We enter the door they
will enter, with a little dialogue explaining each item/place of
interest. It has been a huge help and a lot of fun for me to teach
in this manner. Kids on the spectrum love videos. What better way
to transition and engage their attention? Cathy Gelatka, SLP
Warwick School District Linda Hodgdon All Rights Reserved
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View challenges with TIME, TRAVEL & TRANSITIONS Give
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More info and resources http://www.theplannerguide.com/ New App
www.AutismFamilyOnline.com Check out the 12 part course on using
video with ASD See Apps reviews Linda Hodgdon All Rights
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Join us for our next webinar! Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 3PM
Eastern Time Outcome measures for beginning writers with
significant disabilities: Tools to engage in effective progress
monitoring, link to Common Core and identify individual goals Join
the community for an invitation to the upcoming webinar:
www.edweb.net/autism Presented by Janet Sturm, Ph.D., CCC-SLP,
Professor, Department of Communication Disorders at Central
Michigan University