News: Memory Aids Help Students with Autism

Memory aids for most of us include alarm clocks, kitchen timers, and calendars, but for children with autism and other developmental disabilities, memory aids may need to be more visual and tactile. Children may respond well to visual schedules, which help keep them organized and provide structure to daily events. Other interventions to jog a child's memory include picture symbols, voice-output, and picture boards. Parents can create visual schedules themselves or find assistance through companies like Adaptivation and Enablemart.

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