– Jade Page, Parent of a PECS User
What I love about PECS is it does not require complex or expensive materials and can easily be used at home, in school and in the community and is accessible to all. PECS was ideal for our boys and our family. The boys were very quickly communicating their needs and wants with all family members. Another thing I absolutely love about PECS is that almost anyone can implement it, with training and guidance. PECS is a highly structured system and its effectiveness is based on consistent use of the system. Our entire family unit have all learnt to effectively use PECS, this has been life changing for our boys.
In our home PECS is used at every opportunity, we very quickly worked through all the phases and the boys are communicating making full sentences using PECS. PECS has become their voice and they have access to their PECS books at all times. Words have started to materialize for one of our boys and I truly believe PECS has been his foundation to speech. Our boys started school in September and sending them off with their PECS books eliminated so much worry. I was confident in the knowledge that we were sending our boys out into the world with a voice, a functional form of communication. With their quick advancement through the various stages they have learned not only to communicate their needs and wants but also to comment using the phrases ‘I see’ and ‘I hear’, increasing their opportunities for interaction and learning.
Successful implementation of PECS requires dedication and consistency but the rewards are life changing. I can honestly say I don’t know where we would be today without PECS, the future is bright, a future where our boys can have their say and their voice heard.
– Lorraine Conroy, Parent, Ireland
In that first home consultancy service (which was for 2 hours), the Pyramid Consultant really got my son to work hard (and me!) as he managed to successfully reach Phase VI. I remember thinking how brilliant it was to have this expert in my home, helping me notice patterns I had not seen before, provide me with lots of ideas and inspiration, spot opportunities to maximize exchanges and to develop Swaran’s communication skills as well as stamp out bad habits! I went on to use this home consultancy service several times afterwards because it was so brilliant and took my son to such an advanced level in his PECS usage. By way of example, as a direct result of the input received from the home consultancy service, I was able to work on developing his communication skills to such a level that he was producing 9/10 symbol sentences which were too long for the sentence strip and his PECS book became huge (circa 450 symbols) before I gave in and transitioned him to a SGD (again with the assistance of Pyramid). He became so advanced in his communication thanks to the additional personal support we received via the home consultancy offering, and is now flourishing in his communication.
I would highly recommend this service for any parent who has attended the PECS Level 1 Training, and has got to a point where they either need a helping hand, inspiration and/or a tailored one-to-one service. It was simply amazing to be supported on my son’s PECS journey in this way, and this personal home consultancy service was key in his communication development. It truly is a fantastic service.
– Mandy Aulak, Parent of a PECS Learner, United Kingdom
– Helen Heslop, Parent, UK
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