Teach Me With Pictures: 40 Fun Picture Scripts to Develop Play and Communication Skills in Children on the Autism Spectrum

An easy-to-use resource for professionals and parents, this book provides fun and practical ideas to help motivate and extend communication and play skills in children with autism with the support of pictures.

The book describes how picture scripts can help facilitate play and learning and provides 40 photocopiable scripts across a range of different activities such as drawing, cooking, using construction toys, imaginative play, arts and crafts, and life skills. Tasks are presented in small manageable step-by-step picture sequences and support a range of skills including following instructions, increasing independence, comprehension, story-telling and choice-making. Readers can print copies of the scripts from the CD-ROM that accompanies the book.

Ideal for special education teachers, early years practitioners, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and parents, this will be an excellent tool for any classroom, home or therapy setting.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Pretend Play
3. Drawing Pictures
4. Building and Construction Games
5. Cooking
6. Arts and Crafts
7. Everyday Living.

"This comprehensive "how-to" book leaves no stone unturned! From the detailed instructions for caregivers to the carefully-rendered picture scripts that teach a wide variety of skills, Teach Me With Pictures and its accompanying CD-ROM puts an engaging, easy-to-implement intervention package into the hands of parents and professionals."
- Diane Twachtman-Cullen, PhD, CCC-SLP, Editor-in-Chief of Autism Spectrum Quarterly