Social-communicative effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in Autism Spectrum Disorders

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 609-617

  Lerna, Anna ^a   Esposito, Dalila ^a   Conson, Massimiliano ^b   Russo, Luigi ^a   Massagli, Angelo ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

autism; intervention; Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS); social and communicative skills

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH THERAPY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84865858435     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00172.x     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2000, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edn, text revn (Washington, DC: APA).
2. Bondy, A. S., and, Frost, L. A., 1994, PECS: The Picture Exchange Communication System Training Manual (Cherry Hill, NJ: Pyramid Educational Consultants).
3. Bondy, A. S., and, Frost, L. A., 1998, The Picture Exchange Communication System. Seminars in Speech and Language, 19, 373-389.
4. Carr, D., and, Felce, J., 2007, The effects of PECS teaching to phase III on the communicative interactions between children with autism and their teachers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 724-737. (Pubitemid 46571727)
5. Charlop-Christy, M. H., Carpenter, M., LeBlanc, L., and, Kellet, K., 2002, Using the picture exchange communication system (PECS) with children with autism: assessment of PECS acquisition, speech, social-communicative behavior, and problem behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 35, 213-231.
6. Fenson, L., Dale, P. S., Reznick, J. S., Thal, D., Bates, E., Hartung, J. P., Petick, S., and, Reilly, J. S., 1993, The MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories: User's Guide and Technical Manual (San Diego, CA: Singular).
7. Flippin, M., Reszka, S., and, Watson, L. R., 2010, Effectiveness of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on communication and speech for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: a meta-analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19, 178-195.
8. Frost, L. A., and, Bondy, A. S., 2002, PECS: The Picture Exchange Communication System Training Manual, 2nd edn (Cherry Hill, NJ: Pyramid Educational Consultants).
9. Ganz, J. B., Earles-Vollrath, T. L., Heath, A. K., Parker, R. I., Rispoli, M. J., and, Duran, J. B., 2011, A meta-analysis of single case research studies on aided augmentative and alternative communication systems with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42, 60-74.
10. Goldstein, H., 2002, Communication intervention for children with autism: a review of treatment efficacy. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 373-396. (Pubitemid 37486703)
11. Gordon, K., Pasco, G., McElduff, F., Wade, A., Howlin, P., and, Charman, T., 2011, A communication-based intervention for nonverbal children with autism: what changes? Who benefits? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 447-457.
12. Griffiths, R., 1984, Griffiths' Mental Developmental Scales (GMDS). The 1996 Revision by M. Huntley (Oxford: Hogrefe, The Test Agency).
13. Howlin, P., 1998, Treating Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professional (Chichester: Wiley).
14. Howlin, P., Goode, S., Hutton, J., and, Rutter, M., 2004, Adult outcome for children with autism. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45, 212-229. (Pubitemid 38240270)
15. Howlin, P., Gordon, R. K., Pasco, G., Wade, A., and, Charman, T., 2007, The effectiveness of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) training for teachers of children with autism: a pragmatic, group randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 473-481. (Pubitemid 46901224)
16. Klin, A., Saulnier, C. A., Sparrow, S. S., Cicchetti, D. V., Volkmar, F. R., and, Lord, C., 2007, Social and communication abilities and disabilities in higher functioning individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: the Vineland and the ADOS. Journal of Autism Developmental Disorders, 37, 748-759. (Pubitemid 46571733)
17. Kravits, T. R., Kamps, D. M., Kemmerer, K., and, Potucek, J., 2002, Brief Report: Increasing communication skills for an elementary-aged student with autism using the Picture Exchange Communication System. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 225-230. (Pubitemid 37492893)
18. Lord, C., Risi, S., Lambrecht, L., Cook, E. H. Jr., Leventhal, B. L., Dilavore, P. C., Pickles, A., Rutter, M., 2000, The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic: a standard measure of social and communication deficits associated with the spectrum of autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30, 205-223.
19. Lord, C., Rutter, M., DiLavore, P. C., and, Risi, S., 1999, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services).
20. Lovaas, O. I., 1981, Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children (Baltimore, MD: University Park Press).
21. Lovaas, O. I., 2002, Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays: Basic Intervention Techniques: Autism (Austin, TX: PRO-ED).
22. Mesibov, G. B., Shea, V., and, Schopler, E., 2004, The TEACCH Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders (Berlin: Springer).
23. Mirenda, P., 2003, Towards functional augmentative and alternative communication for students with autism: manual signs, graphic symbols, and voice output communication aids. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 34, 203-216. (Pubitemid 36931289)
24. Mundy, P., 2003, Annotation: the neural basis of social impairments in autism: the role of the dorsal medial-frontal cortex and anterior cingulate system. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 44, 793-809. (Pubitemid 37059217)
25. Mundy, P., Card, J., and, Fox, N., 2000, EEG correlates of the development of infant joint attention skills. Developmental Psychobiology, 36, 325-338. (Pubitemid 30244224)
26. Mundy, P., Kasari, C., and, Sigman, M., 1992, Joint attention, affective sharing, and intersubjectivity. Infant Behavior and Development, 15, 377-381.
27. Noldus Information Technology, 2007, The Observer XT, 2007 (Wageningen: Noldus Information Technology).
28. Preston, D., and, Carter, M., 2009, A review of the efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication System intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 1471-1486.
29. Schuler, A. L., Prizant, B. M., and, Wetherby, A. M., 1997, Enhancing language and communication development: prelinguistic approaches. In, D. J. Cohen, and, F. R. Volkmar, (eds), Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (New York, NY: Wiley), pp. 539-571.
30. Sparrow, S. S., Cicchetti, D. V., and, Balla, D. A., 2005, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition (Vineland-II) Survey Forms Manual (Circle Pines, MN: AGS).
31. Tomasello, M., Carpenter, M., and, Liszkowski, U., 2007, A new look at infant pointing. Child Development, 78, 705-722.
32. Watson, L. R., Lord, C., Schaffer, B., and, Schopler, E., 1989, Teaching Spontaneous Communication to Autistic and Developmentally Handicapped Children (New York, NY: Invington).
33. Yoder, P., and, Stone, W. L., 2006, Randomized comparison of two communication interventions for preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, 74, 426-435. (Pubitemid 44128223)