What are visual supports?
Visual supports are a tool to support someone’s understanding of their day, an activity or a task.
We actually all use visual supports every day. We use our calendar to remember events, we use street signs and directional signs to find our way and icons or images on the oven or washing machine.
People with communication difficulties can benefit from visual supports for many reasons. It can support a person’s understanding of their day and how to handle social situations. It can also be a reminder to complete certain tasks.
Visual supports might be symbols (such as Picture Communication Symbols), photos or real objects.
There are several types of visual supports – we will look at 5.
5 ways with visual supports