My brother is autistic and looks at words in a different like to others around him.The descriptions of words in an ordinary dictionary are useless to him
2006-09-29 10:34:30 · 5 answers · asked by castaway chik 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
ACE dictionary can purchase it from most book shops my brother is autistic and this helps him loads
2006-09-30 00:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by janedo772003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usborne books has a seried of picture based dictionaries. naturally, most of the words used in these books are nouns. While I have never seen a picture dictionary that goes into deeper linguistic concepts (verbs, adverbs, etc.) you may want to try using the representative symbols many programs use with autistic students who are completely non-verbal. There are lots of websites out there and, if your brother is currently in a program that works with a wide range of autistic students, they should be able to direct you to the sites they use most frequently.
2006-09-29 12:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how old he is but a picture dictionary for upper elementary students might appeal to him. He also might enjoy looking words up on-line as they sometimes have pictures to explain the meanings.
2006-09-29 10:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by meridocbrandybuck 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when i was at school ( a long time ago) they had dictionary's with pictures is this the type of thing you were thinking of?
2006-09-29 11:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by dollysdress 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would think not, autistic people see things differently, but words have fixed meaning,
2006-09-29 10:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋