PECS Canada

🔺 Can you find the red triangle?

For many learners, moments like this can quickly become frustrating when they know what they want but don’t yet have an effective way to communicate it.

In this example, the learner was searching for a specific piece and used PECS® to tell us exactly what was needed:

💬 “I want red triangle.” 🔺

Instead of guessing, prompting repeatedly, or waiting for frustration to build, the learner had a reliable way to communicate a precise request.

With PECS, as communication skills grow, learners move beyond requesting single items to communicating attributes, describing objects, and expressing increasingly specific wants and needs. 🙌

This is one of the reasons we emphasize functional communication: it helps learners participate more successfully in meaningful activities throughout the day.

📘 The Large PECS® Communication Book is designed to support that growth, providing learners with a durable communication tool that can travel across home, school, and community settings.

💰 June Special: $54 (regularly $59)

✨ Because every learner deserves a way to communicate what matters to them.

🛒 Shop now via the link in our bio.

⏰ Last chance to join a June PECS® Level 1 Training!

Summer is full of opportunities for communication at home, in the community, at camp, and beyond.

If you’ve been thinking about learning the PECS protocol or strengthening your implementation before the new school year, this is your final June opportunity to attend.

💡 Perfect for:
Educators • SLPs • OTs • BCBAs • Paraprofessionals • RBTs • Families • Caregivers

In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn:
✔ How to implement all 6 phases of PECS
✔ Strategies that support meaningful, effective communication
✔ How PECS can support speech, high-tech AAC, and independence
✔ Practical teaching techniques you can apply immediately

📅 June 22–23, 2026
🕘 8:00am- 3:30pm Central Time
💻 Live & Remote
🎓 CEUs available: ASHA, BACB, AOTA, NASP, IBAO, QABA

🌞 Build skills this summer that can make a difference all year long.

👉 Register now via the link in our bio or visit pecs-canada.com

Can ABA and neurodiversity-affirming practices coexist? 🤔

This question continues to spark discussion across schools, clinics, conferences, and social media.

While these approaches are often portrayed as opposing viewpoints, a closer look reveals several shared values, including communication, autonomy, self-advocacy, and meaningful participation.

At Pyramid, we believe respectful conversations across disciplines help us better support the individuals and families we serve.

In our latest blog, Pyramid USA Consultants Jill Waegenaere, MA, CCC-SLP, and Molly Lingo, M.Ed., BCBA, explore areas of overlap between neurodiversity-affirming practices and contemporary ABA, with a special focus on the role of communication in self-advocacy.

📖 Read the blog and join the conversation. Find the link in our bio or comment BLOG and we’ll send you the link!

Collaboration across disciplines helps us better support the individuals and families we serve. Share this article with an SLP, BCBA, CDA, educator, or colleague to continue the conversation.

😟😊😡 How do we learn to talk about things that happen inside of us?

Teaching emotions involves much more than matching faces to feeling words.

In this on-demand workshop, Andy Bondy, PhD, explores how individuals learn to communicate about emotions, feelings, and other “private events,” and why these skills can be especially challenging for some learners.

Participants leave with practical strategies for teaching emotional communication that can be applied across ages and ability levels.

The Language of Emotions (On-Demand Workshop)
⏱️ 5.5 Hours | Self-Paced
🏷️ Use code: LEARN20
🎓 Earn ASHA, BACB, IBAO, NASP & QABA CEUs

💙 Share this post with an educator, therapist, caregiver, or support professional who is helping learners develop meaningful communication skills.

🤝 Do neurodiversity affirming practice and ABA have more in common than social media would have us believe?

Most professionals enter the field with the same goal: helping individuals learn, communicate, and participate more fully in their lives.

Yet discussions about neurodiversity and ABA are often presented as an either/or choice.

Join Catherine Horton, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, CAGS and Jill Waegenaere, MA, CCC-SLP for an open and thoughtful exploration of where these perspectives overlap, the values they share, and how professionals can align their practices with neuro-affirming principles.

💬 In this 1-hour live webinar, participants will:
✔ Explore key concepts associated with the neurodiversity movement
✔ Examine areas of overlap between neurodiversity and ABA
✔ Identify ways to ensure practices remain neuro-affirming
✔ Reflect on how philosophy influences everyday decision-making

Whether you’re an SLP, CDA, educator, behaviour analyst, administrator, or support professional, this session offers an opportunity to move beyond labels and focus on what matters most: meaningful outcomes for the individuals we support.

🗓 July 22, 2026
⏰ 1:00–2:00 PM ET
💻 Live Online
💲 $19
🎓Earn CEUs for ASHA, BACB, IBAO, QABA

✨ Because progress starts with understanding.
👉 Register via the link in our bio or comment WEBINAR to receive the link!

🤝 Better learning environments don’t happen by accident; they’re designed with purpose.

Last week, more than 50 educators, SLPs, paraprofessionals, coaches, administrators, and Nebraska ASD Network coordinators gathered in Columbus, Nebraska for a two-day Pyramid Approach to Education® training presented by Pyramid consultant Jesseca Collins, M.Ed., BCBA.

Together, participants explored the nine elements of the Pyramid Approach and discussed how to apply practical, evidence-based strategies in classrooms, therapy settings, and support programs across the state.

Here’s what attendees had to say:

💬 “This information will greatly impact my classroom and how I approach teaching.”
💬 “Creating the plans makes me feel better about implementing the information on my own.”
💬 “It was very helpful to work with my team while learning. I will be able to support them better.”

One of the greatest strengths of onsite training is the opportunity for teams to learn together, collaborate around shared learners, and leave with a plan for implementation.

Thank you to the Nebraska ASD Network for hosting this engaging event and for your commitment to supporting meaningful outcomes for learners.

📣 Looking ahead to fall professional development?

🇨🇦Host your own Pyramid Approach training and give your team the opportunity to learn together at a time and location that works for you.

📧 Contact us at [email protected] or call 1-888-732-7462 to learn more.

Not seeing progress with AAC despite lots of modeling?⏰ Last chance to join us this Thursday!

If you’ve been modeling alone but still aren’t seeing learners use their AAC systems independently, this webinar is for you.

Modeling is an important part of AAC instruction, but it isn’t always enough to build effective, independent communication. In this practical 3-hour session, we’ll explore what comes next and how to teach the skills learners need to communicate confidently across settings.

💬 You’ll learn how to:
✔ Identify common limitations of modeling without expectation
✔ Teach essential skills for independent SGD use
✔ Implement evidence-based strategies that support communication success

Presented by Catherine Horton, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA
🗓 Thursday, June 4, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM ET
💻 Live & Online

🎯 Ideal for SLPs, CDAs, special educators, behaviour analysts, and professionals supporting AAC users.

📱 Participants are encouraged to bring an SGD or tablet with an AAC app for hands-on activities. The PECSTalk™ Lite app is available as a free download for Apple and Android devices.
🚨 Registration closes soon.

👉 Register now via the link in our bio or comment “AAC” for the link!

📘✨ Featured Product of the Month: The Large PECS® Communication Book

Whether you’re preparing a classroom for fall, supporting a new learner, or looking for a communication tool that can travel between home, school, and community activities, the Large PECS Communication Book is designed to support communication from day one.

🙌 Built for real-world use:
✅ Durable poly-plastic construction
✅ Sentence Strip™ always accessible
✅ Includes insert pages and VELCRO® strips
✅ Perfect as a first communication book for new PECS users
✅ Designed to grow alongside expanding communication skills

For over 40 years, PECS Communication Books have supported learners in classrooms, homes, clinics, and community settings around the world.

Because communication opportunities happen throughout the day and learners need tools that are ready when they are!

💰 June Special: $54 (regularly $59)

🌞 Whether you’re planning for summer adventures or preparing for the school year ahead, help keep communication close at hand.

🛒 Shop now via the link in our bio

☀️Keep communication growing this summer!

Join Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP, co-developer of PECS® and PECSTalk™, for a free PECSTalk Overview on June 30 at 1:00 PM ET.

PECSTalk™ is an AAC app designed for individuals with complex communication needs, including autistic learners. Built on the principles of PECS, the app supports communication across home, school, vocational, and community settings.

In this free 30-minute session, you’ll:
✔ Explore the features and functionality of PECSTalk
✔ Learn how the app supports communication development
✔ See what sets PECSTalk apart from other AAC apps
✔ Get your questions answered during a live Q&A

Whether you’re supporting communication at home, preparing for the upcoming school year, or exploring AAC options, this is a great opportunity to learn more about this powerful communication tool.

📱 We recommend downloading the free PECSTalk™ Lite app before the session so you can follow along.

🗓 June 30, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM ET
💻 Free to attend
👉 Register now via the link in our bio

☀️ School may slow down for summer, but communication opportunities are everywhere! 😎

Join us this June for PECS® Level 1 Training and learn practical, evidence-based strategies that support functional communication across home, school, and community settings.

Whether you’re new to PECS or looking to strengthen your implementation, this interactive workshop will leave you confident and ready to apply strategies right away.

💡 Perfect for: Educators • SLPs • CDAs • OTs • BCBAs • Paraprofessionals • Families • Caregivers

✨ What you’ll gain:
✔ Step-by-step guidance through all 6 PECS phases
✔ Functional strategies that support communication across modalities
✔ Video examples, guided practice, and real-world teaching ideas
✔ The updated PECS Training Manual (3rd Edition, 2024)

🗓 June Training Dates:
☀️ June 1–2 (CT)
☀️ June 8–9 (PT)
☀️ June 11–12 (ET)
☀️ June 22–23 (CT)

💻 Live & remote — join from anywhere
🎓 CEUs available: ASHA, BACB, AOTA, NASP, IBAO, QABA
💰 Special pricing for parents, students & groups

🌞 Build communication skills that support meaningful participation all summer long.

👉 Register via the link in our bio or visit pecs-canada.com

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