Many children with autism, both verbal and non-verbal have a great amount of difficulty relating past events. Using a visual representation system can help bridge the gap because the system is something the student can understand. This is very important when connecting home and school life. Some general templates are developed, which can be easily filled out each day and sent back to the respective location (home or school) like the one shown below. This will aid the child in relating past information through this visual representation system.
Here's an example that could work for non-verbal students:
Here's an example that could work for verbal students:
At the end of the day, the teacher or teacher's aide asks the student one question about the day (e.g., "What was for lunch in the cafeteria?" "What letter did we talk about today?" "What did you make (in art)?" "What book did we read?"). The student answers the question. If the student cannot answer the question, the teacher prompts an appropriate answer. The teacher writes the question on a note card, with the answer on the back, and indicates if the answer was prompted. When the student goes home, his parents say hi, take the note card out of his backpack, and ask that question.
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