Communication Patterns of Individuals with Moderate or Severe Cognitive Disabilities: Interactions with Unfamiliar Partners

Autor/inn/en	Romski, Mary Ann; Sevcik, Rose A.; Adamson, Lauren B.; Bakeman, Roger A.
Titel	Communication Patterns of Individuals with Moderate or Severe Cognitive Disabilities: Interactions with Unfamiliar Partners
Quelle	In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, 110 (2005) 3, S.226-238 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-8017
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Skills; Moderate Mental Retardation; Severe Mental Retardation; Interaction; Youth; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Interaktion; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter
Abstract	Interactions between youth with cognitive disabilities and unfamiliar adult partners were observed during a "standard partner" condition to discern the effects of the use of an augmentative and alternative communication system on communication patterns. Thirteen individuals who used the System for Augmenting Language (SAL) were compared to individuals who do not speak and who do not have SAL experience and individuals who speak. In general, the SAL users fell in the middle of the range, communicating better than the symbol-naive nonspeakers, yet not quite as well as the natural speakers with cognitive disabilities. These findings highlight the distinct contributions symbol experience makes to communication interactions with unfamiliar partners. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10