Social Positioning to Increase Communication of Adults with Extensive Support Needs

Autor/inn/en	Bonnike, Dena R.; Douglas, Karen H.; Chung, Yun-Ching; Peterson-Karlan, George R.
Titel	Social Positioning to Increase Communication of Adults with Extensive Support Needs
Quelle	In: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 60 (2022) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9491
Schlagwörter	Interpersonal Communication; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Adults; Social Influences; Disabilities; Eye Movements; Verbal Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Proximity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sozialer Einfluss; Handicap; Behinderung; Augenbewegung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Lebensnähe
Abstract	Social positioning involves positioning individuals with extensive support needs (ESN) in proximity to and facing a communication partner, with access to a speech-generating device (SGD). We used a multiple probe design to evaluate if social positioning would increase the symbolic and nonsymbolic communication of 10 adults with ESN when they were out of their wheelchairs. Dependent variables included (a) SGD activations, (b) eye gaze, (c) vocalizations, and (d) reaching. Visual analysis of the results indicated a functional relation between the introduction of social positioning and increased eye gaze and SGD activations of participants while maintenance data were variable. Implications for service providers and future research directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01