Using pecs( visuals) to move her from one key word stage to two or more. Making request using sentence strips. Using AAC( prologo2go) Giving your child an opportunity to communicate reduces frustrations in them. | My journey with Autism

There is lots of confusion over certain compliance based systems, such an PECs, nothing I have shown in this video is necessarily PECs, but all of them can be control and compliance driven and harmful if put forward in the wrong way. The harm from PECs does not come from the book or little symbols, it is the system used that is the issue… and that system can be put onto any AAC tool. I’ve seen so many videos of parents using high tech AAC in this way and it has to stop. So when using these tools

Just because you use a book or little symbols to exchange doesn’t necessarily make it PECs, let’s get into it ⬇️ What is PECs? PECs stands for Picture Exchange Communication System and is a common and widely used ABA communication approach for non-speaking children. It involves teaching children to use symbols to request and communicate. If it is giving the children a voice, what is so bad about it? PECS is a specific way of teaching how to communicate using symbols. It is very adult lead and th