Choice Cards

Like I previously stated, students with autism have trouble with expressive communication. I introduced break cards in the previous post and now I will talk about choice cards. 

Choice cards allow non-verbal students to express their wants and needs. It is also a visual representation system that gives the student some sort of independence in choosing an item or task. There are several sets of predetermined cards with either clip art, real life pictures or drawings on them. It is said that the students are less likely to act out when given the choice cards to use. 

(Specialed.us, 2013)

Below are two examples:

http://www.filefolderheaven.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=16_59

Here is a great link to print out some layouts for different behavior supports. They are free to download. They also have other different printables for you to use!

References:

Specialed.us (2013). Assistive Technology for Children with Autism. [online] Retrieved from: http://www.specialed.us/autism/assist/asst13.htm [Accessed: 4 Nov 2013].