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“WHAT THE…PEC?!”

4/23/2019

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Victoria Harrison is a Speech Language Pathologist who has found a passion for working with nonverbal children, especially those with a diagnosis if Autism. Victoria custom makes PECS books for these children and LOVES seeing them learn the POWER OF COMMUNICATION!  Victoria, recently married, just bought her first house and is excited to start making it "home".

My kid won’t talk, what do I do now?! The answer may be PECS! 
Here is why I am SO EXCITED about PECS at Reaching New Heights, and why you may be just as excited as I am! 
 
The introduction of PECS has been a game changer for several of the children I work with. The main reason that PECS WORKS is because it decreases the neurological demand on the child (they are able to just focus on removing/exchanging an icon to communicate). It also works because it teaches the child that COMMUNICATION IS POWER! They typically learn very quickly that by requesting items, they are able to get what they want much faster. The third amazing thing is that it does not inhibit verbal communication, it promotes it, mainly because they learn that communication is power and by talking, they can achieve even more! 
 
One child that comes to mind came to Reaching New Heights with no verbal communication. I wanted to introduce a tool that would encourage him to communicate, but would also act as a resource for him to request his wants/needs in different contexts! PECS seemed like the perfect tool! I started using this with him and within 2 weeks he was independently removing the icon(s) and exchanging them for desired items (e.g., he would exchange a “car” icon for a toy car). I brought his caregiver in to observe a session and trained her on PECS so that they could start to use this amazing resource at home!  
 
(Did I mention that I made him his own PECS to utilize at home, that is personalized and catered to his specific needs?! We can do this for any child that comes to Reaching New Heights and excels with PECS!!) 
 
Now he is able to seek out his PECS in the therapy room and bring icon(s) to the SLP to request desired objects. It was so exciting to see his progression with PECS and to see him gain functional communication! 
 
One of the greatest things about Reaching New Heights is our ability to collaborate with other fields/professions. As a team, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and ABA discussed PECS and the benefits it could have for this child if we all use it. Now he is able to use his own PECS in all of his therapy sessions to tell others the things he needs!   
 
PECS can be such an amazing tool for so many different children. Communication is so important, and PECS is an amazing resource that can help children begin to use their voice and learn all the wonderful things they can accomplish with communication! Come see us at Reaching New Heights to see all the amazing things your child can accomplish with PECS!! 
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5/8/2020 02:38:36 am

If your kids are having a hard time communication with you, then there must be an issue that must be addressed as soon as possible. I am sure that PECS has worked effectively for kids who have tired it already. This is a good thing because parents are in search of therapies that will enable their children to communicate effectively and I see this as a perfect way for them to find communication easier than how it was for them before.

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