tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post954781513652831986..comments2024-03-10T01:35:52.015-06:00Comments on The Chronicles of Ellie Bellie Bear: Helping my daughter communicateAnna Theurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-20259216739064898782013-01-29T09:13:42.056-06:002013-01-29T09:13:42.056-06:00I bet Cora would rock the PEC system! I bet Cora would rock the PEC system! Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-45316960410695953872013-01-28T20:24:49.140-06:002013-01-28T20:24:49.140-06:00Those are so great. I have been fantasizing about ...Those are so great. I have been fantasizing about doing this for Cora. Her SLP even said she would do them for me if I give her a list of what I want. I so need to take advantage of that. For now, I usually only give her 1 or 2 choices and then her point to the actual food item. But it does nothing for the things that I do not show her obviously. Thanks for the inspiration.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985688905432556253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-90177200773745365242013-01-27T22:09:26.494-06:002013-01-27T22:09:26.494-06:00Ooh I hear ya, mama! I feel the same way about fe...Ooh I hear ya, mama! I feel the same way about feeling more overwhelmed at times. We started the PEC system around the time Ellie turned 2yo. Then I ignored it. For a long time. LONG time. In ABA they create a strip of pictures to show her "the schedule" for her therapy session. After each game is completed, the remove the picture from the strip so I guess that has been going on for a year or so. The school system uses it as well and so it was restarted in mid-September. They started to teach it to her. Then I got called into a parent-teacher conference because she knew more than them on the PECs. (Ellie caught on quickly!). Just in the past 2 months I started with the above book. Actually, I started with the TV shows and then moved up to various foods.<br /><br />Ask your therapist to help you with this because it can take more than one adult to start Stella off with PECs. You need to start with Phase one. One pic of the most desirable object ever--ours was the iPad. For some, it is a food item. I sat Ellie in her high chair with the PEC in front of her. She would play with the picture. Ellie's therapist would stand behind Ellie with her hand over Ellie's. They would hand me the picture. As soon as the picture enters my hand, I giver her the iPad and say "oh, you want iPad". Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Oh and repeat. Did I mention to repeat? Slowly move further away so that she has to WALK to you to give the photo. Then you add in a few photos. Most speech therapists know how to use the PEC system and our ECI provider knew as well. Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-47470374820320680432013-01-27T14:31:51.224-06:002013-01-27T14:31:51.224-06:00Anna, when did you start implementing the PEC'...Anna, when did you start implementing the PEC's. Stella does sign but like you stated one sign like "bread" has many different meanings! I am thinking adding PEC to Stella's signing and, of course, sound making also! Oh, I am so overwhelmed!!! Seriously, I the older Stella is getting the MORE overwhelmed I am feeling!!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012733380565584975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-27248308564464917762013-01-26T21:55:19.407-06:002013-01-26T21:55:19.407-06:00Thanks April! Those were Bear's facial expres...Thanks April! Those were Bear's facial expressions as I tried to capture a "great" photo for our Christmas card. Ellie is a hoot and never wants to smile when she sees the camera, the little turkey!Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-8445521050022892672013-01-26T21:54:10.547-06:002013-01-26T21:54:10.547-06:00GREAT idea, Michele! I wish I had thought of that...GREAT idea, Michele! I wish I had thought of that when Drew and I were in Germany for our honeymoon. I didn't know any German other than to ask 'one more coffee please". Fortunately, some waiters knew Spanish so that helped :-) I wil lhave to look into the apps for it. Clever!Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-59309328701138565842013-01-26T21:53:01.710-06:002013-01-26T21:53:01.710-06:00Thank you, Deanna! I don't look at PECs as a ...Thank you, Deanna! I don't look at PECs as a substitution but rather as a adjunct. She still signs and makes sounds (either vowel sounds or a /b/ or a /k/). Glad to know you are using it too :-)Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-82682635921275160962013-01-26T21:51:59.065-06:002013-01-26T21:51:59.065-06:00Look out, Donna! Once you start with the velcro, ...Look out, Donna! Once you start with the velcro, you won't want to stop! I actually bring a little strip of paper with velcro with me when we go out and I attach the food choices for her. It has worked out great. You know, you are clever--I made the mistake of buying two types of crackers! Should have stuck with one!Anna Theurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06937391910402532608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-87670587357670152172013-01-26T14:23:22.404-06:002013-01-26T14:23:22.404-06:00Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I love your new bl...Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I love your new blog header!April Vernonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165895845816043237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-67614301794185979912013-01-26T09:29:33.204-06:002013-01-26T09:29:33.204-06:00I was reading an international travel tip about ca...I was reading an international travel tip about carrying around the equivalent of PEC cards in countries where you do not speak the language. That way you can ask for "bread," "police," "toilet," or whatever just by showing the card. I think there's even an iPhone app for it.Michele {Malaysian Meanders}https://www.blogger.com/profile/18313351463568423694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-73999387062790145722013-01-26T07:38:09.222-06:002013-01-26T07:38:09.222-06:00This is so our life right now too with communicati...This is so our life right now too with communication. I absolutely love this idea, and I am so glad that you shared. Thank you!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349924733409797566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704406957662088168.post-56541728508617444952013-01-26T07:34:13.806-06:002013-01-26T07:34:13.806-06:00I love the Velcro idea. We have tried our own vers...I love the Velcro idea. We have tried our own version of PECS too. I laminated a bunch of things for K, but have not updated it in quite awhile. You have inspired me to update my system, and to get some velcro going too. I like that you break down her choices too. Then again, when I give Katie crackers, we usually have one type in house! Great idea-thanks for sharing.<br />Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396027877128197231noreply@blogger.com