Before choosing a visual, ask:

Is anyone in immediate danger?

If yes, create space and remove hazards first.

Then consider:

• What might my child be communicating?
• Do they need space, help or a break?
• Is the environment overwhelming?
• Is there a safer action they can use instead?

The resource encourages adults to match the support to the need rather than responding only to what the behaviour looks like.

Do not introduce every rule together.

You might begin with:

Hands with my body

“I can keep my hands in my own space.”

Ask before touching

“I ask or check before I touch someone.”

I can say or show no

Communication might be spoken, signed, pointed to, shown through AAC or expressed through movement.

Stop means stop

Your child also learns that another person’s no or stop matters.

These concepts appear directly in the pack’s body-and-consent support.

Consent works both ways: your child can say no, and your child learns to respect someone else’s no.

There is no single distance that is correct everywhere.

Space may change depending on:

• the person
• the place
• culture
• care needs
• consent

The pack uses My body → My space → Shared space and gives simple language such as:

“Please give me space.”
“I can move back.”
“Can I come closer?”

That makes body space something children can communicate about, not simply something adults correct.

If the child is overwhelmed, simply saying “safe hands” may not be enough.

They may need another usable action.

Examples include:

move my body
quiet space
headphones
squeeze or push
drink water
breathing
ask for help
take a break

Offer only two or three realistic choices rather than showing everything at once.

Safe Hands, Body Space & Regulation Pack

US$6.90

A practical visual support pack for teaching body safety, consent, communication, personal space and regulation without turning the visuals into a behaviour checklist.

The pack includes:

• parent guidance
• quick 3-visual support
• core 6-visual support
• Stop / No / Help / Break communication cards
• body ownership and consent visuals
• personal and shared space guidance
• regulation choice cards
• a personalised My Safe Plan
• an observation and review sheet
• printing, display and storage guidance

The pack begins with the fewest visuals that help right now, then allows families to add more support only when it makes the situation clearer.

Best for:
Families who want to support safer body interactions while also giving the child clearer ways to communicate, request space and regulate.

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Teach during calmer moments. When distress or risk is high, support safety and recovery first.

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If your child is too distressed to process the visual, stop teaching.

Use:

fewer words
lower demands
space
communication support
regulation support

Then reconnect once the situation has settled.

The pack specifically frames progress as safer communication, usable support and easier recovery — not perfect compliance.

Many pages can simply be printed and displayed.

For cards you want to use repeatedly, you can:

Print → Cut → Optional laminate → Keep within reach

Hook-and-loop dots, rings or small boards are optional.

Prepare only the pages your family will realistically use.