The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) protocol in teaching individuals with moderate/severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) the ability to initiate spontaneous communication and request food.Method: In the study, a single-sub...
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| description | Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) protocol in teaching individuals with moderate/severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) the ability to initiate spontaneous communication and request food.Method: In the study, a single-subject research model, multiple probe design with across-participant was used. The participants of the study were three boys diagnosed with moderate/severe ASD attending a special education practice school. The independent variable of the study was the first three phases of the PECS protocol, and the dependent variable was the child's ability to initiate spontaneous communication and request food. The study included baseline, intervention, generalization and follow-up sessions.Results: The first three phases of the PECS protocol were found to be effective in children with moderate/severe ASD in learning the skill of requesting food. The children were able to maintain the food-requesting skill they learned one and three weeks after the last intervention session and were able to generalize this skill to different environments and people. Teachers who participated in the study as communication partners expressed positive opinions about the study.Discussion: The effectiveness findings of the study are consistent with other studies in the literature that examined the effect of PECS on the acquisition of requesting skills by individuals with ASD. The findings were discussed in comparison with the related literature and suggestions were made for future research and practice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e123e6e8c5aa4af6bdf2452a5458468c2025-08-20T01:56:42ZengAnkara UniversityAnkara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi1304-76392025-06-0126223525110.21565/ozelegitimdergisi.141143545The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum DisorderAslı Kanadlı0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0990-2364Derya Genç Tosun1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1528-1565ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİIntroduction: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) protocol in teaching individuals with moderate/severe autism spectrum disorder (ASD) the ability to initiate spontaneous communication and request food.Method: In the study, a single-subject research model, multiple probe design with across-participant was used. The participants of the study were three boys diagnosed with moderate/severe ASD attending a special education practice school. The independent variable of the study was the first three phases of the PECS protocol, and the dependent variable was the child's ability to initiate spontaneous communication and request food. The study included baseline, intervention, generalization and follow-up sessions.Results: The first three phases of the PECS protocol were found to be effective in children with moderate/severe ASD in learning the skill of requesting food. The children were able to maintain the food-requesting skill they learned one and three weeks after the last intervention session and were able to generalize this skill to different environments and people. Teachers who participated in the study as communication partners expressed positive opinions about the study.Discussion: The effectiveness findings of the study are consistent with other studies in the literature that examined the effect of PECS on the acquisition of requesting skills by individuals with ASD. The findings were discussed in comparison with the related literature and suggestions were made for future research and practice.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3626966requestingaugmentative and alternative communicationautism spectrum disorderpicture exchange communication system (pecs)initiation of communicationtalep etmealternatif ve destekleyici iletişimotizm spektrum bozukluğuresim değiş tokuşuna dayalı iletişim sistemi (pecs)iletişim başlatma |
| spellingShingle | Aslı Kanadlı Derya Genç Tosun The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Dergisi requesting augmentative and alternative communication autism spectrum disorder picture exchange communication system (pecs) initiation of communication talep etme alternatif ve destekleyici iletişim otizm spektrum bozukluğu resim değiş tokuşuna dayalı iletişim sistemi (pecs) iletişim başlatma |
| title | The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full | The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_short | The Effect of the Picture Exchange Communication System on Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_sort | effect of the picture exchange communication system on individuals with autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | requesting augmentative and alternative communication autism spectrum disorder picture exchange communication system (pecs) initiation of communication talep etme alternatif ve destekleyici iletişim otizm spektrum bozukluğu resim değiş tokuşuna dayalı iletişim sistemi (pecs) iletişim başlatma |
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