WHO Questions for Autism | Levels 1–3 Scaffolded WH Question System

This WHO Questions resource is a structured, differentiated system designed to help students learn to answer “who” questions using real-life pictures and Boardmaker-style icons.

Students are asked to identify which person is performing an action, building both receptive and expressive language skills.

This resource is ideal for:

• Autism
• Special Education
• Speech Therapy
• AAC Users
• Early Learners

⭐ Why This Resource Is Different

This resource uses:

• Real-life photos to reflect real-world situations
• Boardmaker-style icons to support student responses

This combination is accurate for real-life use and practice, especially for students who use AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems.

Students are not just learning from symbols—they are learning to connect real-world situations to symbolic communication, which is critical for generalization.

📊 3 Levels of Differentiation Included

🟢 Level 1 WHO (Beginner)

• 20 questions
• 1 question per card
• 2 answer choices
• visual cue included
• focuses on person vs object

Best for:

• beginners
• nonverbal students
• AAC users

🟡 Level 2 WHO (Developing)

• 20 questions
• 1 question per card
• 3 answer choices
• visual cue included for support
• increased attention and discrimination

Best for:

• developing learners
• students ready for more independence

🔴 Level 3 WHO (Advanced)

• 20 questions
• 2 questions per card
• no answer choices
• open-ended responses

Students:

• say the answer
• or write the answer

Best for:

• advanced learners
• building expressive language

📦 What’s Included

• 60 WHO questions total
• 3 differentiated levels
• real-life photographs
• Boardmaker-style icons for answer choices
• reference/explanation page
• print-ready format (2 cards per page)

🧠 Skills Targeted

• WH question comprehension
• identifying people in context
• receptive language
• expressive language
• AAC communication practice
• real-world generalization

💡 How to Use

• Start with Level 1 to introduce WHO questions
• Move to Level 2 to build discrimination and attention
• Use Level 3 to assess independence and expressive skills

Great for:

• small groups
• 1:1 instruction
• independent work
• speech therapy sessions
• IEP goals

🎯 Perfect For

• Autism classrooms
• Special education teachers
• Speech-language pathologists
• AAC users
• Early intervention

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