Individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities tend to be visual learners. Visual strategies support learning, independence, inclusion, communication, and positive behavior. Visual supports are the things we see that enhance our organization, communication, and understanding. These supports can be objects, pictures, printed words, body language, or environmental cues. The effectiveness of visual strategies has been well-documented to increase independence and communication of individuals with all abilities.

Indivisual Consulting, LLC designs customized visual tools for individuals with communication deficits characteristic of Developmental Disabilities, ADHD, Intellectual Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, and Learning Disabilities. We develop visual support strategies to integrate into educational, vocational, community, residential, and home-based settings. We collaborate with professionals and caregivers to design, develop, and implement meaningful and effective behavior support systems. We focus on individual strengths and interests to motivate and facilitate learning, behavioral changes, and self-management.

Indivisual Consulting, LLC specializes in the creation of customized visual support strategies to support educational and behavioral programming including:

• Activity Schedules
• Social Stories
• Communication Boards/Cards
• Social Skills Sequences
• Incentive Boards/Charts
• Prompt Cards
• Task Sequence Strips
• Now/Next Flip Schedules
• Skills Activity Folders
• Relaxation Boards/Cards
• Wallet Prompt Cards
• Behavior Bracelets
• Conversation Cue Cards
• and much much more...

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At Clinical Innovations, our mission is to conduct Phase I-IV clinical trials in order to further the development of medications benefiting patients, communities, and physicians around the globe.

Located in Southern California, CiTrials has the experience and expertise in performing Psychiatric and Internal medicine trials. From pediatric, first in human, single and multiple ascending dose, and drug-drug interactions, we not only have the knowledge, but we have the experience to conduct your next clinical trial.

We are currently enrolling in an exciting study for pediatric patients with Autism. Participants must be between the ages of 6  - 12 and be verbally fluent (at least 3 word phrases) and live within a reasonable driving distance to our clinic in Santa Ana, California. This is a 14 week study with the possibility of an extension study.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact the study physician’s office listed below:

Clinical Innovations | Citrials
866-4STUDY1 (866) 478-8391

Indivisual Consulting, LLC is currently running a contest to give away complete customized sets of Visual Tools for 3 lucky winners. Go to our website at www.indivisualconsultingllc.com for more details and to enter to win!

Hello! Here is another article I have authored about finding support services for children with autism!

Kindly, 

Jessica McCallister, MSW

http://autism.suite101.com/article.cfm/how-to-find-autism-resources

Hello!

I am a contributing writer for suite.com and am passionate about writing articles about autism. I have found this blog tonight and am excited to engage in supporting and bringing awareness about autism!

I am posting a link to a few articles that I have recently written...they discuss finding support for familes with children with autism. I hope you enjoy them and appreciate this blog and support group!

Autism Support Network Offers Community of Hope by Jessica McCallister 

http://autism-education.suite101.com/article.cfm/the-autism-support-network

Autism Symptoms and Education about Autism by Jessica McCallister

http://autism-education.suite101.com/article.cfm/children-disabilties-include-autism

Thank you for supporting autism! 

Jessica McCallister, MSW

Hello to anyone out there who might actually read this blog!  How I wish the internet had been invented when Britton was only two!  Britton, he's my 19 year old autistic son.  Yes I said 19!  I know there aren't many 19 year olds with autism.  He got to be one of the first "lucky" ones.  The kids back in 1991 and 1992 who got the heaviest doses of mercury.  Or whatever it was in the vaccines that did the deed.  Unlike so many families, our son went into seizures within hours of his vaccines.  There's not a lot of question about what happened, and when.  Not that we get much peace from that.  Still so many doctors say it's not the cause.  Whatever, does 2 + 2 still equal 4?  I thought so.  Well I have been writing "blogs" or journals is what they were back in the day...since this whole nightmare began.  I wish I had recorded more info.  But yet again, I am going to try to help the families that will come after.  Your Welcome!  LOL

It does amaze me how little there is for the older kids.  I mean the REALLY, extremely autistic kids.  So many kids that are diagnosed now I wonder about.  I guess that probably doesn't sound fair to a lot of you with the super high functioning kids.  Sorry, I know it's not easy no matter what the level.  I have a sister with an autistic son.  He's super high functioning, and he wouldn't even be labeled anymore.  Thank God!  But not without a lot of hard work on her part.  So, I do get it.  I do.  It's just the difference is, autism has to factor into every thought...every choice, every minut e of every single day!  Can anyone out there relate to that?   

I am in the Highland Park community of central New Jersey (08904) and I am looking for anyone who is from this district that may be able to guide me in a few areas:

1) Any information about the Public School program in this area, especially with regard to their resources and services for preschool children with ASD, and

2) If anyone is from this district, or knows of someone from this district, who is sending their child to a preschool program outside of this district:  any helpful guidance or information you can share about your situation.

I have a 2 and half year old son who is going to be 3 in Sept. and my husband and I are trying to find the most suitable program for him.

 Any help/leads would be greatly appreciated!!

 I've added some new features which makes it very usefull for both parents and teachers....

• Time Timer Picto. A new picto type that represents a time timer. Add a time timer picto, set the time and change it's appearance and ready.
• 140 new Arasaac symbols
• german and italian translations of the Arasaac symbols added
• an option in the RMB of a picto in a picto sheet to reset the name to it's original value
• added a new wrong bitmap, a forbidden cross as used in road signs (see movie)
•  i've made the good / wrong pictures less transparant, this improves it visibility

Time Timer picto on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ktrgXlBPZI

I am working to open an early intervention center based treatment center in LaCrosse, WI and want to connect with families who would be interested and/or in need of this service for their child/family.  If this is you, let's connect.