Abstract:
This article addresses the particularities of language and communication in the context of autism spectrum disorder, proposing an applicative content in the field of functional communication specific to neurodiversity, making available augmentative and alternative models and practices used on different levels in psychopedagogical intervention - at school, at home, in different social contexts , by different members of the disciplinary team - psychologists, psychopedagogues, therapists, speech therapists, support teachers, parents. Picture communication is an augmentative and alternative intervention method used for people with autism spectrum disorders and beyond that does not require expensive materials, laborious testing, or skilled personnel. The system has been successfully applied to both preschool children and teenagers or adults. The PECS training protocol is described, where the essential strategies for developing each skill are based on differentiated learning, reinforcing and rewarding the target behavior, generalizing it, and correcting errors where they occur. The protocol consists of six distinct stages of training, and the transition to a higher stage is based on the acquisitions made by the child in a previous stage.
