Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

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PECS is a unique alternative/augmentative communication system developed in the USA in 1985 by Andy Bondy, PhD, and Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP. Home»AboutUs»PictureExchangeCommunicationSystem(PECS)® PictureExchangeCommunicationSystem(PECS)® WhatisPECS®? DevelopedbyAndyBondy,PhD&LoriFrost,MS,CCC-SLP PECSisauniquealternative/augmentativecommunicationsystemdevelopedintheUSAin1985byAndyBondy,PhD,andLoriFrost,MS,CCC-SLP.PECSwasfirstimplementedwithpre-schoolstudentsdiagnosedwithautismattheDelawareAutismProgram.Sincethen,PECShassuccessfullybeenimplementedworldwidewiththousandsoflearnersofallageswhohavevariouscognitive,physicalandcommunicationchallenges. ThePECSteachingprotocolisbasedonB.F.Skinner’sbook,VerbalBehavior,andbroadspectrumappliedbehavioranalysis.Specificpromptingandreinforcementstrategiesthatwillleadtoindependentcommunicationareusedthroughouttheprotocol.Theprotocolalsoincludessystematicerrorcorrectionprocedurestopromotelearningifanerroroccurs.Verbalpromptsarenotused,thusbuildingimmediateinitiationandavoidingpromptdependency. PECSconsistsofsixphasesandbeginsbyteachinganindividualtogiveasinglepictureofadesireditemoractiontoa“communicativepartner”whoimmediatelyhonorstheexchangeasarequest.Thesystemgoesontoteachdiscriminationofpicturesandhowtoputthemtogetherinsentences.Inthemoreadvancedphases,individualsaretaughttousemodifiers,answerquestionsandcomment. TheprimarygoalofPECSistoteachfunctionalcommunication.ResearchhasshownthatsomelearnersusingPECSalsodevelopspeech.Othersmaytransitiontoaspeechgeneratingdevice(SGD).ThebodyofresearchsupportingtheeffectivenessofPECSasanevidence-basedpracticeissubstantialandcontinuestoexpand,withmorethan190researcharticlesfromallovertheworld. TheSixPhasesofPECS® PHASEI HowtoCommunicate Individualslearntoexchangesinglepicturesforitemsoractivitiestheyreallywant. PHASEII DistanceandPersistence Stillusingsinglepictures,individualslearntogeneralizethisnewskillbyusingitindifferentplaces,withdifferentpeopleandacrossdistances.Theyarealsotaughttobemorepersistentcommunicators. PHASEIII PictureDiscrimination Individualslearntoselectfromtwoormorepicturestoaskfortheirfavoritethings.TheseareplacedinaPECSCommunicationBook—aringedbinderwithself-adhesivehookfastenerstripswherepicturesarestoredandeasilyremovedforcommunication. PHASEIV SentenceStructure IndividualslearntoconstructsimplesentencesonadetachableSentenceStripusingan“Iwant”picturefollowedbyapictureoftheitembeingrequested. Attributes&LanguageExpansion Individualslearntoexpandtheirsentencesbyaddingadjectives,verbsandprepositions. PHASEV ResponsiveRequesting IndividualslearntousePECStoanswerquestionssuchas“Whatdoyouwant?” PHASEVI Commenting Individualsaretaughttocommentinresponsetoquestionssuchas,“Whatdoyousee?”,“Whatdoyouhear?”and“Whatisit?”Theylearntomakeupsentencesstartingwith“Isee”,“Ihear”,“Ifeel”,“Itisa”,etc. Sinceitsdevelopment,PECShasbeenimplementedwithindividualswiththefollowingdiagnoses: 15qDeletionSyndrome16p11.2DeletionSyndrome18qDeletionSyndromeAgenesisoftheCorpusCollosumAicardiSyndromeAlzheimer’sDiseaseAngelmanSyndromeApertSyndromeAphasiaapraxia/dyspraxiaAspergerSyndromeautismbrainanomalybraintumorcerebralpalsy(CP)CHARGESyndromecleftlipand/orpalatecochlearimplant CorneliadeLangeSyndrome(CdLS)CriduChatSyndromeCytomegalovirus(CMV)Dandy-WalkerSyndromedeaf/hearingimpaireddevelopmentaldelayDiGeorgeSyndrome(velocardiofacialsyndrome/22q11.2deletion)DownsyndromeDubowitzSyndromeEnglishasa2ndlanguage(ESL)FetalAlcoholSyndromeFragileXSyndromeIsodicentric15/idic15KabukiSyndromeKCNT1epilepsymicrocephalyNeurofibromatosisNoonanSyndrome NoonanSyndromeOpitzSyndromePartialTrisomy,4PPhelan-McDermid(22q13Deletion)SyndromeRettSyndromeseizuredisorder/epilepsySelectiveMutismSepto-opticdysplasiaspeech/languagedelayTouretteSyndrometraumatic/acquiredbraininjuryTreacher-CollinsSyndromeTuberousSclerosisComplex(TSC)TurnerSyndromeunilateralpolymicrogyriaVanLohuizenSyndromeWilliamsSyndromeWolfHirschornSyndrome FindoutifanindividualisagoodcandidateforPECS! ViewFlowChart ThemosteffectivewaytolearnhowtoimplementPECSisbyattendingPECSTraining. LearnMore Thiswebsiteusescookies.Bycontinuingtousethiswebsiteyouaregivingconsenttocookiesbeingused.Ourprivacypolicydetailshowweusecookiesandhowtodisablethem.Ok,gotitViewprivacypolicy

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