Trick or Treat! Halloween Tips and Tricks from a Speech Therapist on Access and Communication
Article by: Kaylee Jones McDowell, SLP-Assistant
Everyone has a right to communicate NO MATTER how they communicate: mouth words, signs, gestures, iPad, pictures, or written communication. Trick or treat should never be a compliance-based activity, and we always honor and accept all forms of communication. Happy Halloween!
Label and TAGS
- Place visuals on a bag or bucket using
- Packing tape
- Fabric transfer
- Zip tie
Bracelet
- Includes
- Stop
- Go
- More
- Knock knock
- Trick or treat
- Candy
- Thank you
Eye Gaze
- Laminate a sheet or use plexiglass for low-tech gaze while trick or treating
Model It
- Wear your words and model on the go!
- Place visuals on a
- Shirt
- Costume
- Blanket
Switch Access (ask the child which message they want)
· Trick or treat
· Happy Halloween
· Thank you
· Knock Knock
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