Social Positioning to Increase Communication of Adults With Extensive Support Needs.

Autor:	Bonnike DR; Dena R. Bonnike, Illinois State University; Karen H. Douglas, Radford University; and Yun-Ching Chung and George R. Peterson-Karlan, Illinois State University., Douglas KH; Dena R. Bonnike, Illinois State University; Karen H. Douglas, Radford University; and Yun-Ching Chung and George R. Peterson-Karlan, Illinois State University., Chung YC; Dena R. Bonnike, Illinois State University; Karen H. Douglas, Radford University; and Yun-Ching Chung and George R. Peterson-Karlan, Illinois State University., Peterson-Karlan GR; Dena R. Bonnike, Illinois State University; Karen H. Douglas, Radford University; and Yun-Ching Chung and George R. Peterson-Karlan, Illinois State University.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Intellectual and developmental disabilities [Intellect Dev Disabil] 2022 Feb 01; Vol. 60 (1), pp. 1-15.
DOI:	10.1352/1934-9556-60.1.1
Abstrakt:	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. (©AAIDD.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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