The WholeAbility Flow™ Communication Cards (Mixed Set) are a visual communication and emotional support tool designed to help individuals express needs, emotions, boundaries, and body cues in a respectful, low-pressure way.

Using the WholeAbility Flow Bubble language, the cards support communication without demand — making space for choice, consent, and processing time.

What’s Included

The mixed set supports communication across areas such as:

• Readiness and consent

• Body awareness and sensations

• Emotional identification

• Needs and boundaries

• Support-seeking

• Co-regulation and reassurance

• Reflection when regulated

Who This Resource Is For

Suitable for use by:

• NDIS participants

• Support workers

• Allied health professionals (OTs, speech therapists, psychologists)

• Behaviour support practitioners

• Support coordinators

• Families and carers

• Individuals using self-directed supports

How This Tool Helps

• Supports communication without spoken language

• Reduces frustration and escalation

• Builds self-awareness and choice

• Encourages agency and consent

• Supports regulation before reflection

• Respects pauses, silence, and withdrawal

How to Use the Communication Cards

• Offer cards as options, not demands

• Allow individuals to:

  • point

  • gesture

  • choose

  • hold

• Begin with readiness or support cards before reflective prompts

• Use during:

  • daily check-ins

  • emotional overwhelm

  • therapy sessions

  • behaviour support moments

• Pair with movement or sensory supports if needed

Best Practice Principles

• Never force communication

• Respect pauses, silence, and withdrawal

• Validate feelings before problem-solving

• Avoid reflective questions during distress

• Use reflection only when the individual is regulated

• Follow the person’s lead at all times

Why This Resource Is Different

• Trauma-informed

• Strengths-based

• Consent-focused

• Non-clinical language

• Supports regulation before reflection

• Adaptable across environments

Gentle Disclaimer

This resource is a supportive communication and emotional wellbeing tool and does not replace therapeutic, clinical, or behaviour support plans.

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