Pecs consists of six phases and begins by teaching an individual to give a single picture of a desired item or action to a communicative partner who immediately honors the exchange as a request. A developmentalbehavioral pediatrics curriculum 17 early intervention and education case study part i tim is a 2year, 5monthold boy who is brought to your office by his. Susie screams and covers her ears whenever an airplane is overheadand she always hears them before anyone else. Autism tool kit autism support in pa providing autism. Picture exchange communication system for individuals with autism spectrum disorder lauren e. Picture exchange communication system, or pecs, allows children with autism who have. Despite its common clinical use, no wellcontrolled empirical investigations have been conducted to test the effectiveness of pecs. Help loved ones with sensory overload enjoy shopping cdc autism links and resources operation autism for military families. These pecs cards are also available as an editable. File type icon file name description size revision time user. This full set is designed to support vbmapp and ablls tasks.
Free downloadable pdf token boards for use in programmes employing token economies. Effectiveness of combining tangible symbols with the picture exchange communication system to. Picture cards for autism printable printable card free. Pdf the effect of teaching pecs to a child with autism. Pecs stands for picture exchange communication system. Components of the autism focused intervention resources. The effect of teaching pecs to a child with autism on verbal behaviour, play, and social functioning article pdf available in behaviour change 261. Effects of the picture exchange communication system. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. Evaluation results reveal that the inclusion of pecs helped the children suffering from autistic spectrum disorder asd to better communicate. A number of pupils at daldorch use pecs picture exchange communication system to let us know what they want but some pupils also use pecs within the curriculum to recall stories and learn colours, sizes and numbers. Using the picture exchange communication system pecs. Direct instruction in social skills development should.
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by social withdrawal, impairments in communication, resistance to change and repetitive or. The goal of pecs is to teach children with autism a fast, selfinitiating, functional. Case worksheet for learners centers for disease control. Great free printables for aacpecs to use with students with autism and pmld. Communication and behavioral cue cards victories n autism. In our picture exchange clinic, the family works with a speechlanguage pathologist to learn the basic principles of pecs. Effects of the picture exchange communication system pecs on maladaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorders asd. Included in the autism tool kit are downloadable pdfs and links to autism. The child is taught to request items by going to their communication file. Pdf the picture exchange communication system pecs is a widely. Some pupils use pointing books in a similar way to pecs.
I printed the pdf files click on the highlighted link, put them in plastic sleeves, and. Pdf the effect of teaching pecs to a child with autism on verbal. Picture exchange communication system for individuals with. Language displays with young learners with autism spectrum disorder. Free printable pecs activity pdf file, free printable story sequencing card activity to go along with goodnight moon. Supporting students with autism 3 all students can benefit from an increased emphasis on. Autism resources for families sesame street autism resources for parents reduce the noise. Information is available about autism specialized diagnostic evaluation. Below are links to activities and file folder games that can be used as structured tasks. Set up a box of preferred things for specific pecs sessions and make picture symbols photos to go in the pecs book. Picture exchange communication system national professional development center on asd 2016 1 this practice guide outlines how to plan for, use, and monitor the picture exchange communication system practice.
The picture exchange communication system pecs was developed to teach children with. Printable pecs book pages autism behavior communication. Challenging behaviors tool kit johnny runs away and requires constant supervision. Vanderbilt autism resource line is a free information and referral service for parents, teachers, and community professionals. Molly is using the exchange in a more relaxed training environment around the house and out in the community. Many times therapists suggest using pecs with autistic children to help them communicate before they are verbal or before they master expressive language. The use of visual supports in teaching young children with autism spectrum disorder to initiate interactions. This bunny and eggs file folder games bundle is an easter or bunny. Picture cards for autism printable autism pecs cards, autism schedule cards, autism visual schedule printables, exactly what is a card. The autism tool kit contains resources to help children, teens, and adults with autism interact successfully at home, in school, and in the workplace. Its useful to have 12 nonpreferred things that are boring eg paperclip, brick, to help. Everything you need to know about pecs autistic mama.
The picture exchange communication system pecs is designed to aid communication and speech development in children with autism, learning difficulties or speech delay. See more ideas about pecs, pecs book, speech and language. It can be an incredibly useful tool to have in your autism. People using pecs are taught to approach another person. Autism spectrum disorder asd is a neurological disorder that. Aac alterative and augmentative communication is one such approach this includes pecs picture exchanges communication system where cards with images are used to communicate.
This listing is for a pdf file with over 200 photo pecs cards from the everyday objects collection. Cartoon picturebased male body parts educate autism. The effectiveness of picture exchange communication system pecs training for teachers of children with autism. Pecs phase 2 mollys team feels confident that molly has learned the physically assisted exchange in phase 1. Picture exchange communication system pecs research ali, e. The national professional development center on autism. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 344, 395409.
It was first used at the delaware autistic program. The goal of pecs is to teach children with autism a fast, selfinitiating, functional communication system. This download includes 77 male body parts in graphical format. They have had success fading the physical assist and openhand prompt. A fundamental goal of teaching children with autism is improved communica tion, the. Strategies in autism by andy bondy and lori frost pyramid educational consultants inc.