Autism Church Resource (Honours Project)

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My honours year involved researching the visual presentation of social scripts for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). They are designed to teach people with ASDs about what goes on at church (a similar resource could also be used to teach about a range of other topics, such as travelling, eating out or going to an appointment).

Through this project, I learnt about presenting information clearly, avoiding the overload of design elements and communicating literally to people with ASDs. In addition, the project also aims to engage a mainstream audience by moving away from the use of traditional disability resources and designing it in a similar manner to a pictorial textbook (whilst considering the specific needs of people with ASDs).

They were produced for CBM’s Luke14 program to assist them in their promotion of disability inclusion within church communities and are available as a FREE download from the CBM website (for use by families and church communities).

To access PDF files of these resources, please visit:
http://cbm.org.au/content/what-we-do/luke-14-resources

To find out more about the research behind my honours project, please visit: http://cbm.org.au/documents/Research%20Summary%20%28email%29.pdf

I encourage you also to comment on my resources, as it would be great to find out about the usefulness of it for people with ASDs.