Total Communication Approach Involving formal gesture/signing, appropriate
word level (based on DLS) and object/photo/symbol support as required by
the individual. Comic strip conversations & Social Stories based on the
work of Carol Gray ? helping us to understand the child’s viewpoint and
providing information to help the child understand the intent behind words
or situations or make more effective choices or decisions. Picture Exchange
Communication System (PECS) and Word Exchange Communication System (WECS)
support for child’s ability to initiate and maintain/persist with a request
over distance, learn to comment, learn to discriminate symbols and sentence
build. Narrative Therapy involving the ability to plan and organise information
? using ”who”, “what”, “what doing”, “where”, “when”, “what
happened” and “how did it finish?” |