Why don't you use the picture chart Mazzie?
Does anyone know how much Boardmaker is?
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Why don't you use the picture chart Mazzie?
Does anyone know how much Boardmaker is?
I saw quiet a few kids who were non verbal using the chart and refused to say a word after using them for years, even after showing signs of being verbal. I knew that Mario was verbal but was echolaliac so I worked on getting him to speak correctly rather then copy. It took me a long time but by the time he was at kinder he was able to comminicate verbally. I had ever dame specialist tell me what I had to do without either listening to me or brush off what I had to say as I was only a mum and hadn't studied the specturm.... I had an OT come here one day telling me I should do this and that (should is a pet hate word for me) and when I said brushing doesnt work for us she laughed at me and asked me what I would know....it took me alot not to punch her in the face. Her supervisor went very white (supervisor know's me personally) but I stood up...looked her in the eye and told her I llived it every ****ing day..is that not enough??!! Then I politely thanked her for coming but asked her to walk back out the front door she had walked in and forget were we lived.
I spoke to our pead about Mario and he said I know what works as the proof was infront of him. He has supported me so much with what Ive done and agree's the board is sueless for mario.
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Lu- I am going to post you the cards Christy made! (just talked to her about it today in fact). The early intervention unit at my school has boardmaker but I don't know how much it costs- do you get Facsia or Dadec money?? I know my pupil's mum was looking at buying one with one of those allowances.
Maz- I am learning so much about the sensory stuff every day and I see how one thing work with one child and not another- YOU are your child's primary carer and know him and what works best.
Finally convinced school to pay for me to go to an inservice on ASD with Sue Larkey next week ! I am really excited to find out more info to help the boy in my class and any other spectrum kids I teach in the future. I think the dept ed is very lax in not providing these courses for all teachers. I will grab every handout I can and send them to anyone who wants them.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Aaah, I see. What a PITA that they wouldn't listen to you - and what good reason you had to object to it!! Glad you have a paed on your side, it would be AWFUL without that.
Oh tanks Mrsmac, I know how busy you are. I'm really crap at drawings and I've learnt how much he needs the visual to help him get him through changing activities.
Lu - could you cut pics from a magazine for your picture cues? He could help you make them at the same time???
I know a lady who did it as she didnt have the $$ for it..OR can you get some clip art pic's and make your own...picture and the word underneith?
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
2nd printer in a year has crapped itself. I can get boardmaker with my funding, I'm not sure if it's worth it or how long I will need it for. It's mainly a time thing, it's bloody fiddly and I'm barely keeping up with LIFE as it is.
It's more the visual so I can put things up on a chart - make bed, schoolwork time, play time, appointments etc and a clock or something. He's bloody amazing when I go through the days events and he likes ticking things off.
Holy cow - I just remembered seeing something Raven did....did she take pics of M doing various stuff and put that up on the wall or am I tripping?
Nope your right Lu...thats exactly what she does
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I have 2000 photos on one of my sites you can use for this kind of thing, and about 400 cartoons of common kid-friendly stuff on my homepage, but I can't post the link to either here ... PM me for the URLs
One of the sites has an analogue clock on it you can put times in and grab the image to print it off if you want.
I've had people use them for flash cards and educational games before. The hazard of being a cartoonist with a bunch of websites
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