The Autism Society Event and Education Recordings Archive

Discover innovative strength-based techniques for visual thinkers, which brings together social thinking & visual thinking. Many people think in pictures or visual terms and not with written words, yet schools have not tapped into this strength as a teaching method. Learn how to leverage the visual learner's strengths as a tool for social learning and note taking in school and work. Learn visual techniques that are effective tools for innovative thinking, retention of ideas, concepts and social thinking. These  visual social thinking techniques and strategies enable visual thinkers to discover why they think differently and to find learning strategies which work for them. They have proven successful in helping learners in all levels of education, from pre-school to postgraduate; students who have continually struggled with traditional education have found their ability to learn academic content while also improving their understanding of social thinking transformed through the use of Visual Social Thinking. For many visual thinkers they have become an essential tool for overcoming day-to-day frustrations in memory and communication, in education and beyond.

The session will help non-linear thinkers to translate their thoughts, and also help linear thinkers to unlock more imaginative forms of tapping their creative potential. This session will give attendees practical ideas of how to incorporate visual learning into teaching methods & daily learning in and out of the classroom.

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