Effectiveness of the Picture Exchange Communication System as a Functional Communication Intervention for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Practice-Based Research Synthesis
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities
Tien, K.-C. (2008).
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 43(1), 61-76.
This review investigates the effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on functional communication skills in individuals on the autism spectrum.
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English-language studies (not further specified)
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"Taken as a whole ... [the] results of the studies reviewed provide evidence for the effectiveness of [the Picture Exchange Communication System] PECS; specifically, PECS is effective in enhancing functional communication skills of individuals [on the autism spectrum] .... Therefore, PECS is recommended as an evidence-based intervention for this purpose" (p. 74).
