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Brief Report: Randomized Test of the Efficacy of Picture Exchange Communication System on Highly Generalized Picture Exchanges in Children with ASD
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Yoder, Paul J.; Lieberman, Rebecca G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
A randomized control trial comparing two social-communication interventions in young children with autism examined far-transfer of the use of picture exchange to communicate. Thirty-six children were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions, one of which was the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). All children had access to…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children
The Effects of PECS Teaching to Phase III on the Communicative Interactions between Children with Autism and Their Teachers
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Carr, Deborah; Felce, Janet – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
The study investigated the impact of mastery of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to Phase III, on the communications of children with autism. Children aged between 3 and 7 years, formed a PECS intervention group and a non-intervention control group. The intervention group received 15 h of PECS teaching over 5 weeks. Three 2-h…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention
Effects on Communicative Requesting and Speech Development of the Picture Exchange Communication System in Children with Characteristics of Autism
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Ganz, Jennifer B.; Simpson, Richard L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2004
Few studies on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems have addressed the potential for such systems to impact word utterances in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an AAC system designed specifically to minimize difficulties with communication skills experienced by…
Descriptors: Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills