Visual material to educate autistic children and adolescents about autism

[AuroraBorealis]

Do any of you know of good visual material to educate autistic children and adolescents about autism, used in a therapeutic approach? I'm looking around, but maybe someone here knows of something too. I'm talking graphics, pictures, etc. that can serve as a visual aid while explaining and talking through different aspects of being autistic with children, teenagers and young adults.

The group aimed at would be kids who recently got diagnosed with autism (or autistic kids I meet for the first time who never received a thorough education about it), to explain what autism actually is, and to work with them to explore what being autistic means for them individually. I'm a child and adolescent psychiatrist in training (autistic too, but the kids and parents don't know that).

If possible, I'd love something similar for ADHD too, but my main struggle is finding material for autism.

With little or no text would be great, since my patients aren't English - but if it includes text you can absolutely post it too, since it could still serve as inspiration.

Thank you!

If I find something good, I'll post it here too, in case someone else is interested.

 

[AGXStarseed]

Kathy Hoopmann's books may be of use to you.

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome
All Dogs Have ADHD (Original / Updated)
Inside Asperger's Looking Out
All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum

More Books: Books | Welcome

 

[Angular Chap]

This is a slide from an autism webinar I attended from the clinic who handled my diagnosis. I thought it was a great way to better explain and visualise the idea of autism being a vast spectrum.

Or it could be simplified down without the text. The first image is a left-right spectrum with “more” autistic at one side and “less” autistic at the other. While the second image is a wheel that better represents the vast traits and characteristics.

For ADHD, I’m thinking those Venn diagrams. Not always 100% accurate and these are all in English so you might have to go to some trouble making your own or something, but I find them useful for showing people there are overlaps.

 

[Rodafina]

I think this whole image is good for caregivers. Maybe just the right side for children who are trying to understand autism.

Source: The Autistic Child

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I'm not totally sure how I feel about this one, but I think I kinda like it.

 

[Kayla55]

Asking for scripts on how autistic people can learn say conversation, be more normal. I've anticipated this few times realised sibling is his better resource, but I'm, ye we do need to get out more.
What I refer to is much later on after text book differences, is exposure, realising takes time to try fit in, with autism it's hard to get through first few weeks being new kid at college, as wait to make friends, takes time to say right things.
For girls I was saying I following Andrea for how to style outfit and blend in, for boys I'm not sure, the dad has undiagnosed ADHD so somewhat better social clue than myself.