The Picture Exchange Communication System

The Picture Exchange Communication System Developed by Andy Bondy, Ph.D. And Lori Frost, M.S.,CCC/SLP

Presented by-Kathy Holeman

Introduction • Child Characteristics • - Behavior excesses • throwing, self-injury,running away • - Skill deficits • speech, gestures,eye contact

The Pyramid Approach to Education Purpose The Base The Top

Getting Ready for PecsReinforcer AssessmentSetting the Stage for Communication

Phase I-How to Communicate • Goal: Approach people to initiate communication

Phase I- How to Communicate • Plan to teach with a variety of reinforcers • One picture at a time • 2-Person prompting strategy • Physical prompter says NOTHING • Prompter only assists student with movement • Pick-up, Reach, Release Picture

Phase I – How to Communicate • First reinforcer is free • Open hand from communicative partner • Symbol modifications

Phase II- Distance and Persistence Goal: Go get picture, find the listener, take picture to listener

Phase III-Discrimination • Goal: Choose from among many symbols in their communication book • Preferred vs. non-preferred • Colors vs. black & white • Physically rearrange pictures

Phase IV- Sentence Structure • Goal: use simple sentence to request spontaneously

IMPORTANT NOTE: • NEVER DEMAND SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If the child speaks words give them an extra reward If the child goes back to non verbal response, just give the item

Phase V- Answering “What do you want?” Plan to teach a variety of forms of requesting structured and unstructured

Phase VI- Commenting • Goal: Student should be able to communicate with anyone, anywhere

Attributes Goal: teach 3-picture sentence construction

DO NOT TAKE AWAY SKILLS • Never take away pictures

The Picture Exchange Communication System