Visual Thinking St rategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Este artículo no está disponible.Visual Thinking St rategies for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Visuals of all kinds (photographs, checklists, line drawings, cartoons, flowcharts, stick figures, etc.) are commonly used as supports for individuals on the autism spectrum who tend to think and learn visually. However, not all visuals are created equal and, therefore, visuals don't all work equally well. This companion to "Learning With a Visual Brain in an Auditory World" (see page 27) helps the reader understand how to match the developmental levels of pictures and visuals to the developmental level of the person looking at the visual. In this way, appropriate visuals provide the language development for children with autism spectrum disorders. Drawing from their experience with children and youth for decades, the authors also show how effective communication can help reduce the confusion and anxiety that often lead to behavioral outbursts.

Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D., has been a speech-language pathologist, educator, and special educator for the past 35 years. She began working with children with autism in 1972. She is the author of five textbooks, numerous articles, chapters, and monographs, and has made 100’s of presentations in the area of learning and language. Dr. Arwood has often been referred to as a lady before her time, as she created numerous instructional ways of helping children and adults become productive academically and socially. For example, Dr. Arwood began using drawing with nonverbal students in 1971, developing it into drawn pictures, event-based pictures, cartoons and flowcharts. Today, these types of visual materials are frequently used with children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. A professor at the University of Portland, Portland, Oregon, in the School of Education, Dr. Arwood enjoys an international reputation in learning and language, especially as it relates to students with neurogenic disabilities.Carole Kaulitz, M.Ed.,CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist/autism consultant for a public school system and also has a private practice as a speech-language pathologist, deaf/hard of hearing specialist, and autism consultant. She has worked in public school systems for more than 30 years in a variety of roles related to students with language/learning differences, deafness, and autism spectrum disorders. Her passion and expertise center on developing collaboration/ consultation communication models for educators working with students with communication differences of all ages and language/learning levels with a focus on visual strategies and social communication. Carole has extensive training in multi-methodologies related to deafness and autism, and has presented numerous workshops about visual learning systems, language/learning assessments, and strategies for learning with a visual brain across the country.Mabel M. Brown, M.A., is a learning, language, and behavior consultant, working mainly with students who have been diagnosed with autism. Through the use of the Viconic LanguageTM methods designed by Brown, her students have made impressive gains cognitively, socially, and academically.