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The Picture Exchange Communication System
Andrew S. Bondy,Lori Frost +1 more
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The Picture Exchange Communication System is a unique communication training program that was developed as a means of circumventing some shortcomings associatd with strategies used to help children with autism acquire functional communication skills.Abstract:
A variety of strategies have been used to help children with autism acquire functional communication skills. The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a unique communication training prog...read more
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The Picture Exchange Communication System
Andrew S. Bondy,Lori Frost +1 more
TL;DR: The advantages to implementing PECS over traditional approaches are described, wherein children are taught to exchange a single picture for a desired item and eventually to construct picture-based sentences and use a variety of attributes in their requests.
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The Impact of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention on the Speech Production of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: A Research Review
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of the literature published between 1975 and 2003 found that future research is needed to better delineate the relationship between AAC intervention and speech production across a wider range of participants and AAC interventions.
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Empirically supported comprehensive treatments for young children with autism
TL;DR: The criteria for empirically supported treatments, as described by Lonigan, Elbert, and Johnson (this issue), were applied to reports of eight treatment efficacy studies published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Instructional considerations for young children with autism : The rationale for visually cued instruction
TL;DR: The use of instructional strategies for children who may be characterized as visual learners are addressed and a description of how visually cued instruction can be applied in various contexts is described.
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An Incidental Teaching Approach to Early Intervention for Toddlers with Autism.
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive early intervention model for toddlers with autism was developed for use in the natural environments of a childcare center and children's homes, based on the premise that social readiness will best be achieved by providing early social learning opportunities, the center based component of the model targets the developmental needs of an inclusive group of children with and without autism.
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Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
TL;DR: In this article, a sibling's perspective on the diagnosis of Rett's syndrome is presented. But the authors focus on the development and social development of individuals with autism and do not address the social aspects of the disorder.
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Behavior checklist for identifying severely handicapped individuals with high levels of autistic behavior
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Learning and cognition in autism
Eric Schopler,Gary B. Mesibov +1 more
TL;DR: Schopler et al. as discussed by the authors presented an overview of learning and cognition in children with autism, focusing on the assessment and interpretation of Intellectual abilities in people with autism and their ability to think and learn.