Contents
This site provides guidance for practitioners concerning the support for children and young people who have both visual impairment and an autism spectrum disorder.
Here you'll find:
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detailed case studies
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a glossary of terms
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suggested strategies for use with children and young people who are blind and partially sighted and have and autism
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resources, with information about equipment, websites and a list of references.
Strategies are grouped into seven areas:
As music is extremely important to a large proportion of children and young people who have both visual impairment and autism, there is a section on supporting musical skills and using musical interests.
Further information
This site has been developed from the VI and Autism resource pack, which was the main outcome of the VI and Autism project. The resource pack was originally provided as a CD ROM and booklet, which is no longer available.
More information on visual impairment and autism, including a description of the Project and a comprehensive reading list is available at Ian Bell's autism and visual impairment website.
For further information, or to subscribe to a regular newsletter about visual impairment and autism, contact us at vi-autism.medina@tiscali.co.uk