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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Pediatric Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1434478

Effectiveness of Picture Exchange Communication System in Developing Requesting Skills for Children with Multiple Disabilities

Provisionally accepted
Riyadh Khalid Alfuraih Riyadh Khalid Alfuraih 1*Nabil Sharaf Almalki Nabil Sharaf Almalki 1*Faisal Mohammed AlNemary Faisal Mohammed AlNemary 2*
  • 1 King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 Autism Center of Exellence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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    This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in developing and generalizing requesting skills among children with multiple disabilities. The study was conducted at The Autism Center of Excellence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This study included three participants age ranged from (4.5) to (6.5) years with intelligence quotient (IQ) scores ranging from ( 40) to (44). All participants were inrolled in Inclusive Education program.A training program based on PECS was implemented, and data collection involved recording participant responses and observations by external observers. The study followed an experimental approach, specifically utilizing Single-Subject Design (SSD) with a focus on Multi-Baseline Designs (MBD). The results of the study indicated that PECS facilitated the development of requesting skills in children with multiple disabilities, promoting skill retention and generalization across similar situations.

    Keywords: autism, Intellectual Disability, multiple disabilities, Picture Exchange Communication System, Request Skills

    Received: 30 May 2024; Accepted: 03 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Alfuraih, Almalki and AlNemary. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Riyadh Khalid Alfuraih, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Nabil Sharaf Almalki, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Faisal Mohammed AlNemary, Autism Center of Exellence, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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