HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE WITH A PERSON THAT HAS NO ABILITY TO TALK OR USE SIGN LANGUAGE? MANY CHILDREN WITH AUTISM CAN COMMUNICATE USING PICTURE CARDS. THE PICTURE CARDS OFFER THEM THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE NEEDS, DESIRES, OR EVEN IDEAS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR SPOKEN LANGUAGE. SINCE MANY CHILDREN THAT HAVE AUTISM TEND TO LEARN VISUALLY, IT MAKES ALOT OF SENSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH IMAGES OR PICTURES. JUST AS IMPORTANT, IMAGES ARE A UNIVERSAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, AND THEY ARE UNDERSTOOD BY STRANGERS OR YOUNG PEERS AS BY PARENTS OR THERAPISTS.
I am married with three children. My oldest son has autism, and we recently placed him in assisted living near us. I work full time at a small hospital splitting part of my time as a registered nurse, the other part of the time, I work as a certified occupational therapy assistant.
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