✨ DIY Portable Visual Schedule ✨ Comment “VSSS” for a free visual supports starter set! (with some visual schedule pictures inside!)Check out this awesome visual schedule made from a fabric pencil pouch for a child who loves Star Wars! 🌟 Incorporating special interests into teaching makes learning so much fun for our young autistic kids. 🌈🛠️ Steps to create your own:🖊️ Get a fabric pencil pouch.📏 Put a strip of Velcro across the pencil pouch.📁 Laminate a file folder and cut it down to fit

If you aren’t using a visual schedule, you’re making transitions harder for kids. 🚦comment “smooth25” Here’s why visual schedules work: 1️⃣ They make it visual → Kids can see what’s coming next. 2️⃣ They create predictable routines → Predictability calms anxiety. 3️⃣ They build independence → Less relying on constant adult prompts. 💡 This one is portable! I made it using a pencil pouch with a strip of Velcro across it and a laminated file folder (cut down) to hold the pictures. Easy effective.

If you are wanting to get started using VISUAL SUPPORTS with your autistic child, I recommend starting with a visual schedule and here’s why… A visual schedule is the one visual support that has the longest list of benefits. These benefits include… •Increase independence…picture your child getting ready in the morning or completing their chores on their own! •Lower anxiety- and we all know that this can improve behaviors, mood, willingness to try new things, etc. •Improve participation in daily

I recommend starting with a VISUAL SCHEDULE when parents want to create a visual-rich environment to support their autistic child. BUT…not all schedules were created equal! Not all schedules work for every child. If your child isn’t engaging with their visual schedule, it might not be the right one for them. A visual schedule can have many different looks. There isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to what the visual schedule will look like. Some children might be perfectly fine wi