The relevance of family engagement in the implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the relevance of family engagement in implementation Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) children presented with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: a longitudinal study sample 22 mother- child dyads ASD; 17 boys and 5 girls, mean age 7 years 2 months. The Executor Skills Protocol was used. PECS program consisted 24 therapy sessions active presence mothers. family's support measured by frequency sessions. Spearman's correlation test significance level 0.05% were Results: mothers performed most tasks correctly first three phases. There tendency between executor´s skills number all phases program, four initial phases, indexes showed statistical significance. Family compliance 96%. Conclusion: relevant for appropriation during time exposure, reaching discrimination construction sentences cards.