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October 3, 2008, Newsletter Issue #111: PECS


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Communication is a tremendous obstacle in most cases of pervasive developmental disorders like autism. PECS is a Picture Exchange Communication System that uses images to help facilitate communication.

PECS is a valuable treatment for autism in that it can be used in a variety of ways. It helps the child transition between activities and it can help reduce tantrums since the child has a means of communicating with others.

The approach recognizes that autistic children are very visual. Instead of trying to process spoken language the instructor uses the visual PECS treatment to convey thoughts and ideas.

There are six phases in the PECS treatment approach. Each step is introduced successively. The first step in this treatment for autism begins with no spoken language at all. The child simply exchanges a picture for a desired object or activity. Progressively, the PECS treatment approach leads to the sixth phase in which the child uses the pictures as an independent means of communication.



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