Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS™️)
Ages 2-5 | 6 Weeks | 4 Hours/Week | $4,080
Ages 6-18 | 12 Weeks | 6 Hours/Week | $12,240
Learn to communicate by exchanging picture cards or expand on picture exchange communication with more advanced goals.
Program Details
Is your child or teen ready to use picture exchange or enhance established skills? If yes, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS™️) is right for you! PECS™️ offers children and teens with autism a tool to express their wants and needs by exchanging picture cards related to items or activities. PECS™️ may also benefit children who are ready to expand picture exchange communication with more advanced goals. This service includes educational sessions for caregivers, to help you support your child in maintaining their new skills.
Sample Goals
The type of goals your child may target in this group include:
- Learning to exchange pictures for items or activities they want
- Using picture exchange in new places, with new people and across distances
- Tolerating being away from a caregiver for up to 1 hour
- Responding to their name by looking at the speaker
- Additional, more advanced goals include requesting, commenting and using sentence structures
Funding
- OAP funding (childhood budgets, interim one-time funding, AccessOAP core clinical services funding)
- Out-of-pocket
- Charitable funds
- Private insurance
Eligibility
WHO SHOULD REGISTER?
Your child might benefit from this group if they:
- Hand lead to ask for what they want.
- Inconsistently use 5 words or less.
- Cannot copy (mimic) words.
WHO IS NOT A FIT?
Your child may not be eligible if they:
- Can copy (mimic) words on request.
- Frequently harm themselves, harm others or destroy objects when upset. For long standing risky behaviours, consider Full Day ABA. For new or escalating, high-risk behaviour, Urgent Response Services may be appropriate.
Schedule
AGES 2 – 5
6 Weeks | 2 Days/Week | 2 Hours/Day | 24 Hours | $4,080 (Tax Included)
Caregiver must attend each session with their child.
April 8 to May 17, 2024
Monday & Friday
09:45 AM – 11:45 AM
SOLD OUT
April 9 to May 16, 2024
Tuesday & Thursday
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM
SOLD OUT
AGES 6 – 9
12 Weeks | 3 Days/Week | 2 Hours/Day | 72 Hours | $12,240 (Tax Included)
April 9 to June 28, 2024
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM
SOLD OUT
April 8 to June 27, 2024
Monday, Tuesday & Friday
01:00 PM – 03:00 PM
CLOSED
AGES 10 – 13
12 Weeks | 3 Days/Week | 2 Hours/Day | 72 Hours | $12,240 (Tax Included)
April 09 to June 27, 2024
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
06:00 PM – 08:00 PM
CLOSED
AGES 14 – 18
12 Weeks | 3 Days/Week | 2 Hours/Day | 72 Hours | $12,240 (Tax Included)
April 09 to June 28, 2024
Tuesday & Thursday & Friday
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM
CLOSED
How It Works
ABA Group Therapy is designed like swimming lessons. Some children progress quickly through the levels, while others repeat a level several times to work on or reinforce a goal. Sometimes, clinicians may recommend repeating a service. Caregivers can also sign their child up for the same level again if they feel they have more to gain from the curriculum.
Below you will find an example of what your journey through our ABA Group Therapy might look like. Because every person with autism is unique, you may not need to start at step 1. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the skills build on one another. First, your child or teen should establish a communication system, then start to learn how to navigate group settings. Once this foundation is established, they can begin to develop more advanced social and emotional regulation skills.
Why Choose Us
At Surrey Place, our goal is to empower participants and their families in the ongoing journey of growth and development. We work closely with each family, listening to your unique needs every step of the way to create a personalized behaviour plan for each participant.
We offer resources for caregivers to maintain their children’s skills at home. From support staff working to match your child with a program that will best suit their needs to the ongoing care of expert clinicians, our team is here to help your child gain new skills, build self-confidence and reach their full potential.
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