Visual Supports for Home

Christine Reeve

Christine Reeve, PhD, BCBA-D, has spent more than 30 years in and around special education classrooms — as a teacher, a consultant, and a behavior analyst. She directed autism and ABA graduate programs at Nova Southeastern University for 14 years and has written books on classroom setup, data collection, and independent work systems. She founded Autism Classroom Resources and the Special Educator Academy.

This is an excellent video with a demonstration of visuals that can be used in the home to support individuals on the autism spectrum. It was put together by the Indiana Resource Center for Autism with Rent-A-Center, Westfield Washington Schools, Noblesville Schools, Hamilton Boone Madison Special Services and Carmel Clay Schools which has a variety of other great supports for families and classrooms. Their articles are particularly useful for teachers and families. They also have a blog on resources that highlights apps on Mondays and a variety of other resources throughout the week. The video is in 2 parts and can be accessed below are at YouTube. This would be a great resource for anyone looking for ideas for use of visual supports. Teachers it would also be a great resource to share with the parents of your students with ASD for how they can incorporate visuals at home.