Visual Supports
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership
Welcome to our visual supports page! Using visual supports is a useful way to support the communication of children at all ages and stages. On this page, you will find information on our favourite visual resources.
All of the resources and guides on this page are made by the National Autism Implementation Team as part of their Visual Supports Project. You can access the NAIT website directly using the link below:
Please note that NHS Grampian is not responsible or liable for the quality of the information, resources or maintenance of external websites. Any advice on external websites is not intended to replace a consultation with an appropriately qualified SLT.
Using visuals for a child who isn't talking yet
If your child communicates with uses their body language, facial expressions and actions, but doesn’t use any words yet, there are still lots of visual supports that you can use to support their communication. Check out this guide for more information and resources:
using visuals for a child who communicates using words
If your child communicate using single words, short phrases or sentences, there are lots of options for visuals which will support their communication. Check out this guide and additional resources:
NOW AND NEXT: https://www.thirdspace.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/12.-Home-Visual-Support-Guide-to-using-Now-Next-boards-with-symbols.pdf
VISUAL TIMETABLE: https://www.thirdspace.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/14.-Home-Visual-Support-Guide-to-using-visual-timetables-with-symbols.pdf
