Hi Everyone,

I am thrilled to announce that our much-awaited product Choiceworks System is now available. My son has benefited so much from the visual supports that I have made him over the years that other parents and staff from his school asked me to make visual supports for them. This led me to create the Choiceworks System.

Visual supports can be very powerful! By increasing a child's understanding, they can reduce anxiety, and diminish inappropriate behaviors, making for a happier and more productive situation all around.

My goal was to create something that was simple for both the child and the adult to use. While giving you everything you need to get started, the Choiceworks System is designed to be flexible so you can customize it to a particular child's needs or wants. The wheels can be changed, different pictures can be used on the magnets and all the surfaces are dry erase so changes or additions can easily be made.

A unique feature is the choice wheels. Research has shown that more than anything else, children are motivated by choice. The option to choose allows the child to be part of the process and creates collaboration between caregiver and child-all parts of successful outcome.

Whether your child is typically developing, verbal or nonverbal, visual supports work. I hope that you will find the many components of the Choiceworks System helpful.

All My Best,

Michele Walker, MS

These are my favorite AAPC Books!

	The Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations by Brenda Smith Myles, Melissa L. Trautman, and Ronda L. Schelvan If you are a teacher or parent of a child with Asperger Syndrome, this is a must have. This simple book is full of very clear and simple strategies that will make the AS child's life much easier. It really cuts through the minutia and defines what to do.
	Finding Our Way: Practical Solutions for Creating a Supportive Home and Community for the Asperger Syndrome Family by Kristi Sakai I love this book! Full of personal examples and best practices in parenting a child with Asperger Syndrome, this well-written, often humorous, book is an essential read.
	Simple Strategies That Work! Helpful Hints for All Educators of Students with Asperger Syndrome, High-Functioning Autism, and Related Disabilities by Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, and Dena Gitlitz Another key book that anyone working with a child with AS should own is Simple Strategies That Work. This guide offers easy-to-implement techniques that will provide a child with AS with a sound environment for learning, achieving and just being himself.