• Attend to Communication - Receptive/Expressive/Combination
  • Is it happening?  What are the capabilities?
  • Use shorter phrases; Avoid speaking in the negative; Wait before repeating yourself
  • Visualize sequenced directions
  • Avoid misunderstandings
• Preparation for Transitions - Advance Warning Systems*
  • Verbal countdown    Picture or word schedule     Concrete language
• Using Visuals to Reinforce What We Say*
• Writing Stories to Help Anticipate New Situations*
• Thinking Alongside the Person*
• Behavior Supports
  • Schedules (Promotes Independence; Provides predictability; Allows Self-Mgt)
  • Making Routines Comfortable*
  • Task Analysis
  • Shaping
  • Prompt and Fade
• “Faith at Home” work

* Barbara J. Newman.  Autism and Your Church:  Nurturing the Spiritual Growth of People with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2006.

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Pastoral Ministry with Persons with Disabilities, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark