TASN Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports (ATBS)

Overview

This page provides resources for educators to support the implementation of visual supports, an evidence-based practice for autism.

Definition: Using visual displays such as schedules, photos, drawings, words, physical or environmental boundaries, graphic organizers, or objects to provide information to a learner about activities, expectations, and/or routines.  VIsual supports can be used to prepare students for learning, to support skill demonstration, and to provide cues or reminders.  (Hume, 2013).

Articles

• Using VIsual Supports to Teach "Turn and Talk"
• Using Visual Supports with Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Books

• Visual Supports for People with Autism:  A guide for Parents and Professionals

Resources

• Ten 30 Second Visual Supports Any Student Can Use:  Handouts from the Better Together teacher support program describing a variety of visual supports.
• Visual Supports Fact Sheet
• Visual Supports: Handouts from the Better Together teacher support program describing the evidence-based practice of visual supports.

Videos/Modules

• Visual Supports AFIRM Module
• Visual Supports

Reference:

Hume, K. (2013). Visual supports (VS) fact sheet. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders.