Handmade USA Autism Visual Communication Flash Cards - 160 Small Vocabulary Cards for Speech Therapy

Overview of the 160 Colored "Photo Symbol Cards"

This set of 160 vibrant "Photo Symbol Cards" features a variety of images carefully divided into eight categories, specifically designed for educational and therapeutic purposes. The categories include:

1. Food (30 cards): This section showcases various food items such as cake, applesauce, yogurt, soup, candy, and bread, among others. Additional items include Jello, juice, water, fish crackers, snack foods, milk, ice cream, rice, sandwiches, cereals, French fries, noodles, hamburgers, salads, pizza, fruits, pancakes, hot dogs, vegetables, and chips.

2. Boy Toys (30 cards): This collection highlights a range of toys appealing to young boys, including Legos, skateboards, toy trains, trikes, and airplane toys. Other popular items are stacking toys, balls, puzzles, action figures, little people, stuffed animals, crayons, play dough, toy phones, dinosaurs, boats, shape sorters, sand toys, trampolines, beads, sketching toys, toy cars, books, and bubbles.

3. School (15 cards): This category focuses on school-related imagery, featuring terms like play, lunch box, homework, library, recess, break time, motor skills, and more. Additional images depict computers, sports, buses, circle time, classrooms, painting, and arts & crafts.

4. Places to Go (15 cards): Here, cards depict various destinations, such as stores, zoos, parks, museums, aquariums, and haircuts. The list also includes swimming, outdoor activities, doctor visits, parties, theaters, dental appointments, beaches, and special therapy sessions.

5. In-Home Activities (15 cards): This collection represents familiar home routines, including watching TV, spending time with family, bathroom activities, setting the table, washing hands, using the clothes hamper, brushing teeth, taking medicine, cleaning rooms, and other everyday tasks like eating and sleeping.

6. Signs (15 cards): These cards introduce essential signs, including "finished," "go," "stop," "help," "quiet," "yes," "no," and more, assisting in non-verbal communication.

7. Emotions (15 cards): This section addresses various feelings, such as surprise, embarrassment, happiness, sadness, and pride. Other cards feature emotions like sickness, tiredness, excitement, disgust, anger, fear, pain, and temperature sensations.

8. Action Verbs (15 cards): The final category represents a variety of actions, including drinking, building, walking, writing, singing, dancing, and more, providing a comprehensive language resource.

The set also includes six sentence starters: "I see ," "I feel ," "I hear ," "I smell ," "I touch ," and "It is ," helping users to develop basic sentence structure.

Durability and Specification: Crafted from plastic, these cards are designed to withstand active usage with wear and tear resistance, including moisture and biting durability, making them ideal for schools, therapy sessions, and home use. Their robust nature ensures they can be passed down to future generations.

Educational Benefits: These cards serve as a valuable visual tool for teaching receptive and expressive language skills, labeling, and matching items found at home, school, and in the community. They assist in sorting and developing sentence structures.

Support for Stroke Patients and the Autism Community: The cards facilitate communication for individuals with language, cognitive, or speech challenges, including those recovering from strokes or living with autism. They enhance functional communication skills through a structured progression from simple icons to more complex sentence formation.

With these features, the set serves as an essential resource for parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists, promoting engagement and communication effectively across various settings.

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