Kathy

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Kathys
Communication Guide
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• Using my book
• The pages put in this book are the ones that help
  me.
• There are pictures you can talk to me about.
• There are ideas of ways to help me understand.
• There are descriptions of how I tell you things.
• This book will help

Spend time with me Get to know me
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Introducing me
What you need to know and how to support it
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Things Kathy likes to talk about
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Communication Charts
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Communication Tools
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Decision Making
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Special Moments
contents
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Introducing me
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What you need to know
what you need to know about Kathys communication...





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...and how to support it
...how you can support it
 




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What you need to know
what you need to know about Kathys communication...





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...and how to support it
...how you can support it
 




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Please understand too, that

• Kathy may smile at you but not recognise who you
  are.
• Simple decisions or choices may be difficult.
• Kathy may have difficulty working things out,
  (problem solving) and following instructions.
• It might be difficult for Kathy to understand the
  consequences of what she does and to learn from
  experience
• Kathy could have difficulty giving consent
  because she may not understand or remember the
  information.
• Kathy may also need help to...
• Understand how other people think, feel and act
  (this can make friendships difficult).
• Understand and manage her money.
• Understand time and plan for the future
• Understand changes especially when people and
  places come and go in her life.

Think about these issues and include any
information you think might add to an
understanding of Kathys abilities to work things
out. (Delete this box)
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Things Kathy likes to talk about
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Communication
When this is happening Kathy does this...





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Chart
we think that it means... and we Should





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Communication
When this is happening Kathy does this...





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Chart
we think that it means... and we Should





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Helping Kathy
To tell Kathy this...





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to Understand
You can...





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How do you know Kathy is
Sad
Happy
In pain
Bored
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Worried
Angry
Hungry


If you know of anymore communications relating to
the persons emotions add them to these pages.
Add more pages if necessary. (Delete this box)
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Communication Tools
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Interacting with Me

• If the person you support is hard to reach this
  is how you can start to engage with them (please
  note that this will be individual for each
  person).
• Think about how you might approach the person you
  support. Do they prefer to approach you first?

• Think about where you should sit or stand.

Some people are more responsive if you sit or
stand to the side of them.
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• Try copying their actions and wait to see how
  they respond.
• Make it fun!

You can find more about Intensive Interaction at
http//www.intensiveinteraction.co.uk/
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Decision Making Tools
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Decision Making  
When are the best times to ask me to make a decision When is not a good time to ask me to make a decisions How I like my information



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Agreement
how to present choices to me how you can help me understand
   


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Special Communication
Date What happened?

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Moments
What helped it work well? Who was I with?

Light bulb picture Copy write of Ian Britton
found at http//www.freefoto.com/preview/11-12-52?
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The Lancashire Communication Guide
For further information contact...
Speech and Language Therapy Dept Learning
Disabilities Services Croston House Lancashire
Business Park Centurion Way Leyland PR26
6TR Tel [phone]
Organisations represented in the production of
this guide
The Brothers of Charity Services