http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/index.htm http://www.do2learn.com/
From the newbie thread ...........
Pecs Info.... (Thanks Gabu)
http://www.polyxo.com/visualsupport/pecs.html
http://www.pecs.com/ PECS IEP Objectives Lesson Plans PECS Research
http://www.tacanow.com/pecs.htm
http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/autism/assist/asst10.htm
I'm trying to find a board or similar where I have a childs picture in the middle or side and have pictures of what is happening during the day.
Dee
Thanks for the list Michelle! Once again you come to the rescue. JanetDoes anyone remember the thread that had the list of picture sites? My mind is very foggy on that. Maybe it was from our lovely Michelle.:) JanetI need some Suggestions before I start drawing up squares for the pictures to be stuck on too and laminated. So far i have all photo's(he reconises actual photo's) laminated and have velcro at the back of them. In the middle I was going to put a picture of Lukey n it so he knows its his. Can some please give me more ideas or e-mail me d-will79@bigpond.net.au. Thanks for lovely time.
Dee
What are you using for the board?? At my sons school the kids who use the pecs have big binders with velcro strips on the front, and inside the binder there are pockets full of the pictures so the child can pull out what picture they need to communicate and place it on the front of the binder, I thought this was nice because they can carry it with them (or the teacher or parent can carry it) wherever they go. I find this very interesting and wish you good luck.
Nita
What a great idea, Nita! We have a bnider of pictures, but Luke doesn't do anything with it. Maybe if we have some pictures on the front of the binder, attached with velcro, he'd get the point of using them. We'd been trying to get him to point to the things he wanted, trying to show him schedules, but he wasn't getting it. Will try the velcro in front. :)Glad to help Kellie I didn't know any thing about picture communication until Nick started school with other kids on the spectrum, he is verbal so I never had to deal with it but had I known he was autistic at 2 yrs old it would have helped a great deal!!! He just dragged me around alot by the hand to show me what he wanted
Nita my speech gal had a pecs disc and could print off what she needed. Do you have any resources you could borrow like that? I have a university affiliated program near me that allows me to check out some things. It's an hour away so I haven't gone for some time. Maybe a digital camera would help you? http://www.cafepress.com/yellowpuzzle www.do2learn is a great site with pictures. They also have boards and ideas for you to look at, print out, or adapt to your need. The black and white are free. You can subscribe to the software to get color and more features. It is MUCH cheaper than BoardMaker which is what many fo the schools use. Also, aome one posted a famtastic list of sites that are helpful in this area. I found tons of good materials including some free Boardmaker images that I downloaded to my computer. My son is very verbal, but the pictures help tocommunicate schedule and activities so that Benjamin is not taken by surprise. His language skills sometimes get tripped up by stress, so the pictures come in handy still. I had to make stop signs to keep him from raiding the fridge and the cabinets. The picture supports are powerful. Janet
i also have a 3-ring binder with more pictures in it, but she didnt
seem interested in using it. so for now i just use it to store all her
other pictures. every once in a while i swap out the pictures whenever
it is appropriate, since there is only so much space on her board. i
cannot fit ALL of her pictures on it. also, with less pictures, she
gets less confused.
i dont know if this would work for anybody else, but it seems to work well with my daughter.
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