Ds 5.5 is verbal, has good vocabulary and a good memory, but has problems communicating his needs, asking for help and remembering names, recalling earlier events etc.
He is very visual ie he describes things and people, rather than referring to them by name.
It seems the school have started to recognise this and it would appear have given him 3 basic cards. (i havent seen these, so only what ds has told me)and have basically given him the cards and told him what they are for.
One with a smiley face on = i want help, he then has to explain what he wants help with.
One with an elephant on = permission to go and see his mentor.
One with a toilet on = i want to go to the toilet (this was suppose to mean, that he had soiled himself and needed his wet wipes and change of trousers that the teacher has and help)
These cards were put together by SENCO with no involvement from SALT.
I will be having a meeting next week to discuss this and would like to go with as much information as poss, as i currently know very little.
Moondog has already supplied me with a link to PECS.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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claw3 · 05/10/2009 23:06
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