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Acquisition and Generalization of the Picture Exchange Communication System Behaviors across Settings, Persons, and Stimulus Classes with Three Students with Autism
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Dogoe, Maud S.; Banda, Devender R.; Lock, Robin H. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study examined the acquisition and generalization of requesting behaviors learned through PECS with three children with autism. A single-subject multiple baseline across participants design was used to determine the effects of PECS. Results indicated that all three participants acquired PECS skills for requesting and generalized the skills…
Descriptors: Autism, Generalization, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Needs Students
Picture Exchange Communication System with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Single Subject Studies
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Hart, Stephanie L.; Banda, Devender R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a picture-based communication strategy used to teach communication skills to persons with developmental disabilities including autism. This article systematically reviews 13 published single-subject studies to examine the effectiveness of PECS, the effects of PECS on speech and problem behaviors,…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Speech Impairments
The Effects of Parent-Implemented PECS Training on Improvisation of Mands by Children with Autism
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Chaabane, Delia B. Ben; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R.; DeBar, Ruth M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
The present study examined the extent to which mothers were able to train their children, 2 boys with autism, to exchange novel pictures to request items using the picture exchange communication system (PECS). Generalization probes assessing each child's ability to mand for untrained items were conducted throughout conditions. Using a multiple…
Descriptors: Autism, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Mothers, Males
A Review and Analysis of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders Using a Paradigm of Communication Competence
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Ostryn, Cheryl; Wolfe, Pamela S.; Rusch, Frank R. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2008
Research related to the use of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) with individuals having autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) was examined using a communication competence paradigm detailed by J. C. Light (1988, 1989, 2003). Communication components were operationalized based on skills identified in ASD research. A review was conducted…
Descriptors: Models, Autism, Interpersonal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Teaching Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Students with Severe Disabilities: A Review of Intervention Research 1997-2003
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Snell, Martha E.; Chen, Lih-Yuan; Hoover, Kathryn – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
This paper provides results of a descriptive analysis of peer-reviewed, single subject design, intervention research on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with severe disabilities, from birth to 21 years, published in English between 1997 and 2003. A database of 40 studies was found that met seven specified criteria.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills