Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): A Short “tutorial” for the doctors
Journal Title: Postępy Nauk Medycznych - Year 2013, Vol 26, Issue 1
Abstract
One area of persistent difficulties for children with autism is communication, with about 25% of individuals with autism not developing spoken language at all. In light of this information, it is of paramount importance to have means of teaching those individuals how to pass to others information about their needs and wants in a socially appropriate and easily understood manner. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an empirically-validated alternative and augmentative communication method. In the present article we will provide a brief tutorial on PECS that may be of help to health care professionals who in their work come across children with autism.
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Monika Suchowierska, Andy Bondy
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