Steps to help you create your own book with Picture Communication Symbols to help your Autistic Child learn to recognize family members.

1. Create Your Own
Book to Help Your
Child Learn to
Recognize Family
Members
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2. Materials
 card stock paper (cover, back, 2 sheets for family page and 1
sheet for each family member)
 sheet protectors (cover, back, 2 sheets for family page and 1
sheet for each family member)
 family photo (3) and 1 – individual photo of each family
member, including child
 hook and loop tape
 stick glue
 Picture Communication Symbols words (or similar
product)(see example for words you will need)
 small loose leaf binder rings or yarn
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3. Instructions
 prepare each page as shown (see example of each page)
 attach hook and loop tape on page and each photo
 place in sheet protectors
 bind the book together with small loose leaf binder rings or
yarn
 read with child
.

4. Cover Page
Photo of family
Use hook n
loop faster
for easy
updating
of pictures.
Glue or
print Choose a family
symbols symbol that is
onto the right for your
page. family.
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5. Use hook n
loop faster for
easy updating
of pictures Photo of family
Glue or
print
symbols
onto the
page
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6. Photo of Child
Use hook n loop
faster for easy
updating of
pictures.
Glue or print
symbols onto
the page.
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7. Teaching the
Use hook n loop
child to
faster for easy
Photo of Dad recognize parents
updating of
or guardians
pictures.
name, will help if
there is ever an
emergency.
Glue or print
symbols onto the Dad’s name
page.
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8. Glue or print
symbols onto the
page.
Photo of Mom Teaching the child
to recognize
Use hook n loop parents or
faster for easy guardians name,
will help if there is
updating of ever an emergency
pictures
Mom’s name
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9. Glue or print
symbols onto
Photo of brother the page.
Use hook n loop
faster for easy
updating of pictures
Brother’s
name
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10. Use hook n loop
Photo of sister faster for easy
updating of
Glue or print pictures
symbols onto
the page.
Sister’s
name
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11. Glue or print
Photo of family symbols onto
the page.
Use hook n
loop faster for
easy updating
of pictures
The Picture Communication Symbols ©1981–2011 by Mayer-Johnson LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Used with permission. Boardmaker® is a trademark of Mayer-Johnson
LLC.
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12. Glue or print symbol onto the page.
The Picture Communication Symbols
©1981–2011 by Mayer-Johnson LLC. All
Rights Reserved Worldwide. Used with
permission. Boardmaker® is a
trademark of Mayer-Johnson LLC.

13. Resources
To Purchase Boardmaker Software and Products as seen in this presentation
http://www.mayer-johnson.com/boardmaker-software/
DynaVox Mayer-Johnson
2100 Wharton Street
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: 1 (800) 588-4548
Fax: 1 (866) 585-6260
Email: mayer-johnson.usa@dynavoxtech.com
Web site: www.mayer-johnson.com
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