Fw: Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) module now available on the Autism Internet Modules website

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CahoonMom to Tristan my beautiful 8 yr old son with autism.1 in every 150 children are born with autism in the US My new email michellecahoon@...From: Sheila <sheila_smith@...>Subject: Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) module now available on the Autism Internet Modules websitemichellecahoon@...Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 4:42 PMThe Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) leads the Autism InternetModule (AIM) project primarily through a grant from the Ohio Department ofEducation. This project is a collaborative effort with the Autism Society ofAmerica (ASA), the Nebraska Department of Education/Autism Spectrum DisordersNetwork, The National Professional Development Center on Autism SpectrumDisorders, and Geneva Centre for Autism, Toronto, Canada. In addition, ArizonaDepartment of Education and the Indiana Resource Center for Autism havecollaborated on content development for the AIM project. The AIM project willdevelop a series of 80 online modules

including characteristics, diagnosis,interventions and supports, transition, and employment. Module authors includeexperts from across the nation.The partners are pleased to announce the launch of our newest module, ThePicture Exchange Communication System (PECS). The National ProfessionalDevelopment Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (www.fpg.unc..edu/~autismPDC) hasprovided the content for this module. Content was adapted from and with specialthanks to: Frost, L. A., & Bondy, A. S. (2002). The Picture exchangecommunication system training manual (2nd ed.). Newark, DE: Pyramid EducationalProducts, Inc.Please see Pyramid Educational Products, Inc. at www.pyramidproducts.com forthe PECS manual and other resources to make implementation more efficient[Visit http://www.autisminternetmodules.org to access the

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