Resources for Students and Parents

• Support group Online - http://www.mdjunction.com/autism
• A website that not only contains resources for PECS, but also other AAC devices as well - http://www.givinggreetings.com/learn.html
• Training program for students to use PECS in BC - @Virtual Voices Summer Programs - Special Education Technology, British Columbia
• One of the many training programs for PECs in the United States - Camp Casey - Kiwanis, Washington
• BC association of speech and language pathologists and audiologist website - http://www.bcaslpa.ca/
• Autism support products - http://portacom.bc.ca/
• Vancouver Autism Support Group - http://www.addcoach4u.com/vancouver/vanautismsupportgroups.html
• A compilation of resources for voice output products - http://setbc.org/setbc/topics/topics_aut_01.html
• Two books on PECS - Empower!by Beth A. Soeder, M.A., SLP-CCC and Catharine M. Critz, Ph.D., CPNP, 2003. Pyramid Educational Products, Inc.
• A Picture's Worth: PECS and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism (Topics in Autism)by Andy Bondy, Ph.D., and Lori Frost, M.S., CCC/SLP, 2001. Woodbine House.
• Overview of PECS - http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/pecs_th.html
• PECS Resources for Parents - http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/parents/pec/resources.html
• A Parent's view on PECS - http://autismandoughtisms.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/to-pecs-or-not-to-pecs/
• A good video gallery of ASD related videos - http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/video-glossary

• Lesson plans for PECS - http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/the-pyramid-approach-to-education-lesson-plans-for-young-children

• Lesson plan samples for integrating PECS in the classroom -
http://www.pecsusa.com/lessonplans.php

• Supporting Individuals Using Picture Communication Symbols -
http://www.setbc.org/Download/LearningCentre/Communication/picture_comm.pdf

• Setting up PECS in the classroom - http://www.slideshare.net/skotovstoy/setting-up-pecs-in-the-classroom

• PECS Training Manual 2nd edition -
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/pecs-training-manual-second-edition
• Free printable pictures and symbols - http://www.senteacher.org/Worksheet/6/PECS.xhtml
• Resources for treatment and education - http://www.autismsocietycanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=64&lang=en
• Brief overview of AAC use and ASD - http://www.autism-community.com/communication/aac/