The Impact of the Implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System - PECS on Understanding Instructions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Patricia de Almeida SantosDaniela BordiniMonica ScattolinGraccielle Rodrigues da Cunha AsevedoSheila Cavalcante CaetanoCristiane Silvestre PaulaJacy PerissinotoAna Carina TamanahaPublished in: CoDAS (2021)
It was possible to observe the positive impact of the use of PECS in the comprehension of both visual and oral instructions, showing that this system not only provides an augmentative or alternative communication tool for the children to express themselves but also promotes significant improvement in the understanding of contextual information.