News summaries for autism therapy: visual schedules

definition of visual schedules: Personalized tool used to visually communicate a series of activities or the steps of a specific activity. Visual schedules may be created with photographs, pictures, written words, or physical objects.
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Urbana Middle School Employs TEACCH to Help Preteens with Autism, Summarized May 21, 2007

Urbana Middle School (IL) began using the Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children (TEACCH) in 2006 just in time for Brian Welch. Brian receives lots of family support, particularly from his older sisters, but the TEACCH program gives him peer support. Each of the very different 9 students in Brian's class move from activity to activity using a visual schedule; each have a volunteer buddy from a regular class.

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Rainbow Room Provides Visual Stimulation, Summarized Apr 3, 2007

The Rainbow Room, which opened recently at Heltwate School in Bretton, UK, is constructed specifically with visual stimulation for students with autism. The room is equipped with enough workstations for 8 children who are guided with bright and colorful visual schedules. There is also an ultra-violet room where toys glow in the dark to stimulate interactivity.

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Patience, Persistence, Therapies = College, Summarized Mar 21, 2007

Diagnosed at 4 with Asperger's syndrome, Allison Thompson is ready to head off to college having been nurtured with visual schedules, songs, and games as she learned to make eye contact and read facial expressions.

Allie's school district (Palcentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District) made sure she got the special education she needed, along with mainstream classes; they helped develop her focus and social interactions.

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Intensive Therapy Includes Visual Schedule, Summarized Feb 12, 2007

Early intervention and intensive therapy has proved successful for 8-year old Kyle Santos. He plans each day with the help of a visual schedule; he ends each day having worked harder than most adults.

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Synonyms for visual schedules include: schedule board, visual aids, visual schedule, visual schedule board, Visual Scheduler, visual skills, visual structure, visual therapy
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