Using Photography As A Therapy Tool: Part 2

In Part 1, I explained why photography works so well for me as an adult with Aspergers.  Now let’s look at some of the creative projects you can make with your child’s photographs!

Moo makes these amazing mini cards that are a little smaller than half a business card.  What’s great is that you can order a set of 100 where every card has a different image and up to 6 lines of text on the back.  Ideas for 100 mini-photos:

• Catalog of Fixations Let your child carry around a point-and-shoot and take a photo every time they encounter the object of their affection, er, fixation.  Have them make a note of the date and type, and this can be the text on the back of the card.  Punch holes in the mini Moo cards and hold them together with a binder ring.  Great way to catalog their interests!
• Personalized Social Stories Work together to take pictures of everything that happens in their day.  Stick magnetic tape on the backs of mini Moo cards and use them to illustrate social stories on a magnetic white board.  (Ikea has a great one!)

Photobooks: If you have your child try to photograph examples of different social situations, you can choose the best ones to compile into a photobook.  Together you can come up with appropriate captions; check out The Social Skills Picure Book for ideas or if you’re just feeling lazy and want a book ready-made.  Blurb and Snapfish are a couple of the more popular and easy-to-use photobook sites.

Stickers: Both Qoop and Moo will turn your photos into stickers.  So after your child photographs his extensive dinosaur collection, you can use those photos as little incentive stickers!