Volume : II, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Picture Cue Cards A Tool in Enhancing Communication in Children with Autism

Sheila Christopher, Cresenta Shakila

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It is critical that children learn a system of communicating as early as possible. Many young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) do not use words or even imitate sounds the way typically developing children do. People with autism tend to be visual learners, which helps them to understand and process information. Hence to enable children with autism to develop communication, a visual mode (picture cards/cue cards) was prepared. A communication kit containing pictures through which stories were narrated was used to assess memory, attention and eye contact in 15 children with autism. It was found that children with autism greatly enjoyed communicating through picture cards and were attentive with better eye contact. Hence visual thinkers (autism) can be helped using visual support to reduce stress and promote learning for people with autism by making their environment easily understood and understandable.

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Sheila Christopher, Cresenta Shakila Picture Cue Cards � A Tool in Enhancing Communication in Children with Autism International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 9 September 2013

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