A meta-analysis of single case research studies on aided augmentative and alternative communication systems with individuals with autism spectrum disorders

JB Ganz, TL Earles-Vollrath, AK Heath… - Journal of autism and …, 2012 - Springer
Many individuals with autism cannot speak or cannot speak intelligibly. A variety of aided
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) approaches have been investigated …

Behavioral treatments in autism spectrum disorder: what do we know?

LA Vismara, SJ Rogers - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Although there are a large and growing number of scientifically questionable treatments
available for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intervention programs applying …

Multiple baseline and multiple probe designs

DL Gast, J Ledford - Single subject research methodology in …, 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter describes multiple baselines and multiple probe designs and their use by
applied researchers investigating the effectiveness of a wide range of interventions within …

Effectiveness of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on communication and speech for children with autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis

M Flippin, S Reszka, LR Watson - 2010 - ASHA
Purpose The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a popular communication-
training program for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This meta …

A systematic review of research into aided AAC to increase social-communication functions in children with autism spectrum disorder

K Logan, T Iacono, D Trembath - Augmentative and Alternative …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions have been shown to be
effective in supporting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to communicate …

A review of the efficacy of the picture exchange communication system intervention

D Preston, M Carter - Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2009 - Springer
Abstract The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a communication program
that has become widely used, especially with children with autism. This paper reports the …

Meta-analysis of PECS with individuals with ASD: Investigation of targeted versus non-targeted outcomes, participant characteristics, and implementation phase

JB Ganz, JL Davis, EM Lund, FD Goodwyn… - Research in …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a widely used picture/icon aided
augmentative communication system designed for learners with autism and other …

Picture Exchange Communication System with individuals with developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis of single subject studies

SL Hart, DR Banda - Remedial and Special Education, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a picture-based communication
strategy used to teach communication skills to persons with developmental disabilities …

The picture exchange communication system (PECS) what do the data say?

B Sulzer-Azaroff, AO Hoffman… - Focus on autism …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Originally designed to enable young children with autism lacking functional communication
to initiate requests and to describe what they observed, the Picture Exchange …

The effects of parent‐implemented PECS training on improvisation of mands by children with autism

DBB Chaabane, SR Alber‐Morgan… - Journal of Applied …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The present study examined the extent to which mothers were able to train their children, 2
boys with autism, to exchange novel pictures to request items using the picture exchange …