Background A significant proportion of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience
speech, language and communication difficulties which are associated with poor physical …

Providing effective interventions for individuals with severe intellectual disabilities (ID)
continues to challenge educators, speech-language pathologists, and other allied health …

Purpose The aim of this review was to summarize and evaluate studies on training direct-
care staff to provide communication intervention to adults with intellectual disability. Method …

Research into the efficacy of different intervention approaches in speech and language
therapy has a relatively short history. Unfortunately, a large proportion of this research has …

Background People with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PMLD) have
communication impairments as one defining characteristic. Aims To explore speech and …

Background This study investigated the effect of speech therapy in a heterogeneous group
of adults with intellectual disability. Method Thirty‐six adults with mild and moderate …

This literature review was conducted to evaluate the current state of evidence supporting
communication interventions for individuals with severe intellectual and developmental …

Background Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is used for treating
children with severe disorders of speech-language production and/or comprehension …

Objectives: To compare language outcomes following direct individual therapy [speech and
language therapist (SLT) working individually with a child], indirect individual therapy …

Background Speech and language therapists (SLTs) share a collective goal of ensuring that
adults with cognitive–communication disorders (CCD) due to acquired brain injuries (ABI) …