"For autistic children, the greatest challenge is communicating with parents, peers, and teachers. Bondy (Ph.D.) and Frost (M.S., CCC/SLP) have done a great service by developing the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), a nonverbal communication strategy that uses an interchange of pictures, symbols, and words, typically on cards. Previously described in spiral-bound editions published by the authors' consulting company from 1994 and 2001, PECS is already being used in schools and by parents of autistic children. Bondy and Frost do an excellent job of providing examples for implementing PECS, using a wide range of autistic children, and instructions on how to create one's own set of cards or objects for this program. They also offer parents a way to expand the program with their child as their communication goals are met. While the book is geared toward parents (four chapers are devoted to the basic issues of communication), it would also be very useful for educators, especially those new to working with children with autistic children. Strongly recommended for public libraries and academic libraries with education or behavioral programs."
--Library Journal, April 1, 2002