Help Your Child Say I Want, I Need & Help: AAC Core Word Communication Board + Choice Boards

When words are hard, a board helps your child point to say it: I want, I need, help, more, stop, all done. Point to the words while you talk, and your child sees how to use them, no pressure and no testing.

A printable AAC core word communication board for toddlers, preschoolers and children who are autistic, non-speaking, minimally speaking or late to talk. Clear pictures, color-coded like most AAC boards, ready to print and use today.

WHAT YOU GET (22 PAGES IN EACH FILE)

• Core word boards with 24, 40 and 60 words (landscape), each in full color and in an ink-saving version
• Color key: people yellow, actions green, describing blue, things orange, social pink, questions purple, no and stop red
• I want / I need / I feel quick board
• I need board with 6 big pictures: help, break, bathroom, drink, hug, quiet
• Choice boards with 2, 3 and 4 empty boxes (fit 2 x 2 inch cards) plus yes, no, help, all done
• 4 mini boards to clip on a lanyard, belt loop or bag: core words, I need, I feel, talk to me
• 96 picture cards, 2 x 2 inches (5 cm): 60 core words + 12 I want + 12 I need + 12 I feel
• 12 blank cards in the key colors for your own words
• START HERE page and a How to Use page for grown-ups, with easy first sentences to model
• 4 PDF files: US Letter (US words) and A4 (Australian / New Zealand words such as toilet and mum), each in Part 1 and Part 2 for an easy download, plus a printing guide

HOW TO USE

1. Print at 100% scale (Actual size). Laminate the board or slip it into a plastic sleeve.
2. Start with the 24-word board. Keep it where talking happens: meals, play, bath, car.
3. Point to the words as you say them: "I WANT more." "We GO outside." "ALL DONE."
4. Wait a few seconds and welcome any try: a point, a look, a sound or a word.
5. When your child uses some words, move to 40 and then 60. Colors and places stay the same.

MATCHING SETS

The cards are 2 x 2 inches, the same size as my Communication Cards, Feelings Cards and First Words cards, so you can mix them on the same choice boards.

PLEASE NOTE

• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.
• The files are PDFs and are not editable.
• This board is a visual support for everyday talking at home and in class. It is not therapy and does not replace advice from your child's speech therapist, doctor or teacher.
• The pictures are my own and are not taken from any commercial symbol set.
• Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.
• The pictures were created by me with the help of AI tools, then selected, cleaned up and laid out for print. Simple symbols for words like you, more, not and what are drawn as plain shapes.

TERMS OF USE

For personal, classroom and therapy use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own home, class or clients. Files may not be resold, shared or redistributed.

If there is any problem with your files, send me a message and I will fix it for you. This does not affect your rights under consumer law.