PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) cards are an effective tool for alternative and augmentative communication that helps children better understand and interact with the world, even when speech is not yet developed or is difficult.
The main advantages of PECS:
They help with communication.
Children can express their needs, desires, and emotions using images, which reduces frustration and behavioral difficulties.
They reduce anxiety.
Visual support makes events predictable. Children understand what is happening now and what will happen next.
Develops independence
The cards teach the child to initiate interaction, make choices, and actively participate in everyday life.
Improves understanding of instructions
The combination of words and pictures makes it easier to learn rules, sequences of actions, and new skills.
Support speech development
PECS does not replace speech, but rather stimulates it, creating a foundation for the emergence of words and phrases.
Suitable for different situations
They can be used at home, on a walk, at a center, in kindergarten, or while traveling.
PECS cards are a bridge to understanding, peace, and quality communication. They help children be heard and adults understand them better.
