PECS

An Autistic’s Advice: Ten Tips for Teachers

December 5, 2011 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Lydia Wayman autisticspeaks.wordpress.com There is so much misinformation and so many misperceptions out there about people with disabilities, and that includes autism. I’ve read some things lately, comments by teachers or people who will teach, that have sent me reeling. In typical Lydia fashion, I will write a Ten Things in an attempt to dispel […]

A Short Cut for Making PECS-Style Icons

August 18, 2010 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Jennifer Johnson What are some of your short cuts? -Editors My son’s ABA therapy provider started my son on PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System, an icon-based “functional method of communication” for people with verbal or motor communication challenges) when he was about 18 months old. I wanted to make the PECS myself so that we