{"id":61811,"date":"2024-12-06T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=61811"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:38:22","slug":"sense-communication-passport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/life-stages\/sense-communication-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"Sense Communication Passport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This communication passport is designed to explain how best to communicate with someone who can&#8217;t easily describe what they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Child high-fives an older woman\" class=\"wp-image-30551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Child-high-fiving-woman.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Communication passports pull together lots of information about likes and dislikes, communication styles, and other important details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s really useful if regular carers aren&#8217;t available, such as on hospital visits, but it can also be used by new care staff to quickly understand the most important information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To use this passport, download your preferred file: a PowerPoint document to fill in on your computer, or a PDF to print out and write on. We&#8217;ll be adding more formats soon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sense-Communication-passport.pptx\">Sense Communication Passport (PowerPoint file)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sense-Communication-passport.pdf\">Sense Communication Passport (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember you don&#8217;t need to complete the whole document. Only use the pages that are most helpful. 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