Picture Exchange Communication System

The purpose of this study was to teach the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) to a child diagnosed with Autism. The study states that characteristics defined in Autism Spectrum disorders (ASD) are “impairments in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication as well as restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behaviors, activities and interests” (Jurgens, Anderson & Moore, 2009). In addition, children with Autism show lack of spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play. The use of PECS was selected for the purpose of teaching functional communication skills. Additionally, this study aimed to provide first-hand data on the effects that the use of PECS can have on different changes in a child’s behavior.…

comparison between the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and the Apple iPad technology developed specifically to enhance children with autism communication skills. A journal I use regularly is the “Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders”. This Journal is a trusted resource in the various areas of autism such as genetics, diagnosis, neuroscience, applied behavior analysis, psychopharmacology, incidence, prevalence, etiology, education, perception and cognition. This…

Question 1: Flores, M., Musgrove, K., Renner, S., Hinton, V., Strozier, S., Franklin, S., & Hil, D. (2012). A comparison of communication using the Apple iPad and a picture-based system. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 28(2), 74-84. I found this article by performing a search on Google scholar. The article is available for download on Taylor and Francis Online. The search terms that I used were “study” “iPad” “teaching” “disability” and “using”. I chose this article because…

PECS uses pictures instead of words to encourage children’s communication (Malhotra et al., 2010). The PECS system is relatively simple and inexpensive, does not require any prerequisite skills, and may facilitate speech (Schwartz et al., 1998). PECS aims to teach impromptu communicative skills within a social situation through the use of symbols and pictures (Magiati & Howlin, 2003). Teachers can use picture cards to initiate exchange and communication (Magiati & Howlin, 2003; Schwartz et al.,…

The present study was designed to answer the question; Does the Implementation of a Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) increase positive social behavior among third and fourth grade students during activity (circle time and table top)? PECS is a communication system that is used with non-verbal individuals of any age. Non-verbal individuals use pictures to represent their wants and needs and to make choices among objects (Blampied, Walker, Grice, & Carre, 2009). The present…

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a diverse and complex developmental disability. ASD is a spectrum which means that it affects each individual differently. Any number of behaviors, characteristics, and symptoms can be present while remaining under ASD (Autism Society, 2016). It is common for individuals who have ASD to experience trouble with communication, behavior, and social abilities. Communication skills that can be affected by ASD include learning to read or write, learning a language…

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Most often YouTube will ask that you are eighteen to allow access to certain videos. This is not really much of a road block as many children under the age of eighteen can easily set up a fake account and say that they are eighteen. Some videos may not have this restriction and allow easy access to violent content. To make better of this system there needs to be more concrete ways in making sure that the viewers are over the age of eighteen. Possible ways of this is background checks to insure…

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