Autism and using Pecs by Kelly Jean Sullivan

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<scrWhy is PECS an important practice to consider for individuals with ASD?

PECS is a program to assist children to develop a communication system that allows them to meet various needs. Suitable candidates for the program include children who do not speak, who are unintelligible, or who are minimally effective communicators with their present communication system.

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PECS is a type of Augmentative and Alternative Communication that uses visual symbols to teach the learner to communicate with parents, carers, teachers and peers. The aim is to teach intentional, functional communication and to allow users to communicate their wants and needs

PECs – The six steps and how to make it fun

• Step 1: Learning How to Communicate. This begins with the student seeing the the desired object. ...
• Step 2: Adding Distance and Persistence. ...
• Step 3: Picture Discrimination. ...
• Step 4: Sentence Structure. ...
• Step 6: Commenting.

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