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Download full textSam, A. – National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2016
Similar to sign language and picture boards, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system. AAC systems are used to help individuals who do not have typical verbal skills to communicate with others. PECS is a behavior based intervention that teaches the learner to use visual-graphic…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Pictorial Stimuli, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Direct linkAvagyan, Armenuhi V. – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2019
Alternative methods of communication skill development, such as Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), are often used in speech therapy. PECS has been widely used for communication development in children with autism and has proven its efficacy in a large number of studies. PECS is used with people displaying a variety of communication…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Immigrants, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Alzrayer, Nouf M.; Banda, Devender R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulties in communication that limit their opportunities to participate in daily living and educational activities. Augmentative alternative communication is one of the strategies used to strengthen the communication skills of students with limited communication skills. Students with ASD…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Handheld Devices
Chua, Beatrice Y. E.; Poon, Kenneth K. – Educational & Child Psychology, 2018
Aims: This study sought to investigate the predictors of spontaneous Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) use in a naturalistic school setting. Method: The study recruited 44 students (36 boys and eight girls), aged between 6 to 18 years and their teachers (26 teachers and two teaching assistants). Teaching staff completed measures of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables
Alrusayni, Norah – Online Submission, 2017
This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of using the high-tech speech-generating device with Proloquo2Go app to reduce echolalic utterances in a student with autism during conversational speech. After observing that the iPad device with several apps was used by the students and that it served as a communication device, language…
Descriptors: Autism, Assistive Technology, Behavior Problems, Interviews
Trembath, David; Iacono, Teresa; Lyon, Katie; West, Denise; Johnson, Hilary – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Many adults with autism spectrum disorders have complex communication needs and may benefit from the use of augmentative and alternative communication. However, there is a lack of research examining the specific communication needs of these adults, let alone the outcomes of interventions aimed at addressing them. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults
Bedwani, Mary-Ann Naguib; Bruck, Susan; Costley, Debra – Cogent Education, 2015
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often have restricted verbal communication. For children who do not use functional speech, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices can be an important support. We evaluated the effectiveness of one AAC programme, the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) using a Vantage…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
