Acquisition of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and its relationship with word production varies for individual children with autismFootnote1
¹Abstracted from: Ganz, J. B., Simpson, R. L., & Corbin-Newsome, J. (in press). The impact of the Picture Exchange Communication System on requesting and speech development in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders and similar characteristics. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Source of funding: Supported by a mini-grant from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Debra Berry Malmberg Department of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College, 850 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711, USA

Marjorie H. Charlop-Christy (Commentary authors) Department of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College, 850 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711, USACorrespondence[email protected]

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