Table 1 Summary of the Mean Scores
Items | M | SD |
|---|---|---|
Communication skills | 5.09 | 0.57 |
In my opinion, the PECS helps the child with autism to express their desires and needs | 5.12 | 0.54 |
Based on my experience, the PECS helps the child with autism to express their feelings | 5.09 | 0.70 |
In my view, PECS stimulates and improve spoken language among children with ASD. | 4.84 | 1.10 |
Based on my experience, the PECS helps the child with autism to initiate communication and respond to others. | 5.05 | 0.79 |
Based on my experience (PECS) contributes to better communication skills among children with autism | 5.36 | 0.79 |
Learning skills | 5.12 | 0.53 |
In my opinion, the PECS encourages the child with autism to learn new vocabulary | 5.09 | 0.81 |
Based on my experience, the PECS helps the child with autism improve their performance in academic subjects (mathematics, reading) | 4.97 | 0.67 |
In my opinion, the PECS helps the child with autism learn appropriate behaviours | 4.95 | 0.80 |
Based on my experience, the benefit from the PECS in education varies between individuals | 5.10 | 0.75 |
Based on my experience, the PECS is effective with regard to the different learning skills of students with autism | 5.48 | 0.74 |
Social interaction skills | 5.18 | 0.45 |
In my opinion, the PECS helps the child with autism initiate interactions with peers (make new friends and play with them) | 5.16 | 0.57 |
Based on my experience, the PECS helps the child with autism improve their skills to participate in group activities | 5.25 | 0.62 |
Based on my perception, the PECS encourages the child with autism to improve social relationships with their parents, teachers and others | 5.16 | 0.59 |
In my opinion, the amount of vocabulary used in the PECS is sufficient to complete the communication processes in various social activities | 4.77 | 0.90 |
Based on my experience of the PECS, the development of social interaction skills varies greatly between individuals | 5.36 | 0.65 |
In my opinion, the PECS is the best way to improve social skills in children with autism | 5.41 | 0.76 |