PECS recommendations

[mayflowers9]

My son is 3 and uses pointing, noises and single words to communicate. I have been meaning to start PECS and wanted to buy ready cards with routines, foods, activities, emotions, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations for brands with a good selection of cards and clear illustrations?

I'm a special needs teacher and I am one of many who no longer recommends pecs but instead would recommend communication boards or cards. Picture Exchange Communication systems are now considered limiting, as the focus is on exchanging cards as the most valued form of communication. With a total communication approach, all communication is valued. You can have cards that children can grab and exchange. But other times a child may communicate through pointing at a commutation mat, or through hand-leading, or through facial expression.

Links below have some printables for communication boards. You can also buy similar already printed and laminated. Teachers pay teachers is a good place for this, or Etsy. Or there is a teacher who runs a website called sensory classroom, which sells ready-made resources.

https://hub.thinksmartbox.com/knowledgebase/printable-low-tech-resources/

https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/how-to-make-a-communication-board-out-of-a-cookie-sheet-for-autism-apraxia-and-aphasia/

https://library.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/how-to-use-a-communication-mat

Thank you so much! This is really helpful

Excellent advice 🥰