What is My Visual Path?
My Visual Path is a free visual-support platform that helps families, caregivers, and educators find, customize, create, print, and use visual schedules and social stories for everyday routines and experiences.
Who can use My Visual Path?
My Visual Path is designed for parents, caregivers, educators, and others who use visual supports with children. The resources can be used at home, at school, or in other everyday settings.
What is a visual schedule?
A visual schedule uses pictures and simple labels to show activities or steps in sequence. It can make routines more predictable by helping a child understand what is happening now and what comes next.
What kinds of visual schedules are available?
My Visual Path includes ready-made visual schedules for common everyday routines and activities. You can browse existing schedules, customize one to better fit your needs, or create your own schedule from scratch.
Can I customize a ready-made visual schedule?
Yes. You can start with a ready-made schedule and customize the activities and their order to better fit your routine.
Can I create my own visual schedule?
Yes. The visual schedule builder lets you create a schedule from scratch by choosing activities and arranging them in the order that works for you.
Can I download or print visual schedules?
Yes. Visual schedules can be downloaded as PDFs or printed so they can be used away from the screen at home, at school, or in other settings.
What are social stories?
Social stories use clear language and visuals to help explain situations, routines, transitions, and new experiences. My Visual Path provides ready-made stories that you can use as a starting point and customize when needed.
Can I create my own social story?
Yes. You can create a social story from scratch by adding your own pages, text, and visuals, or customize one of the ready-made stories.
Do I need an account to use My Visual Path?
No. You can explore and use the core resources without creating an account.
Is My Visual Path free?
Yes. The core visual schedules, social stories, customization tools, and printable resources are free to use.
Does My Visual Path collect information about my child?
My Visual Path is designed to minimize the collection of personal information. You do not need to provide personal information about a child to use the core visual-support resources. See the Privacy Policy for details about how the website handles data.
Is My Visual Path medical or therapeutic advice?
No. My Visual Path provides general informational resources and visual-support tools. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, therapy, or individualized professional guidance. If you have questions about a child's specific needs, consider discussing them with an appropriate qualified professional.
Can I suggest a new visual schedule or resource?
Yes. If you cannot find the visual schedule or resource you need, you can submit a suggestion through the website. Suggestions help identify useful resources that may be added in the future.
Do I need to provide personal information about me or my child?
No. You do not need to provide your name, your child's name, photos, diagnosis, or other personal information to use My Visual Path's core visual-support tools. We recommend avoiding personal or sensitive information when creating or customizing resources.
Where are the schedules and stories I create saved?
Your saved schedules and stories are stored in your browser on the device you are using rather than in a My Visual Path account. This allows you to use saved resources without creating an account or providing information about your child.
Can my saved schedules or stories be lost?
Yes. Because saved schedules and stories are stored in your browser, they may be removed if you clear your browser data, use private or incognito browsing, change browsers or devices, or if browser storage is reset. We recommend downloading or printing important resources that you want to keep.