The purpose of teaching attribute recognition in Phase 6 of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is to establish a foundational skill for more complex language understanding and generalization. PECS is a structured, evidence-based intervention used to teach communication to individuals with autism and other communication challenges. It involves teaching individuals to exchange pictures for desired items or activities. Phase 6 specifically focuses on expanding the communicative repertoire by requiring the individual to discriminate between items based on their characteristics, or attributes. An attribute i....
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