Vision
Students with autism will have opportunities to communicate effectively, interact successfully and achieve lofty goals.
 

Mission
The Visually Speaking team is committed to providing quality staff development and support to educators and parents so that students with autism receive a meaningful and appropriate education.
 

Goals
 Students with autism will have a communication system that is effective across environments, contexts and persons.

 Students with autism will have opportunities to participate in the general education setting to the maximum extent appropriate.

 Students with autism will be educated with respect to their needs, strengths and interests.

 Students with autism will have visual supports that extend into home and work settings.

 Students with autism will develop cognitive and behavioral skills that enable success in post-school settings.
 

Visually Speaking Outcomes
This four-day HANDS ON training provides an intensified look at the principles of structured teaching as they apply in a variety of educational settings.

Using a team approach, participants will be able to develop and implement:

Physical structure

Individualized schedules

Work systems/mini-schedules

Structured tasks/activities

Visual behavioral cues

Communication systems

Data collection tools