Communication assessment of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
(PIMD) has seldom been investigated. Here, we explore approaches and decision making in …

Introduction This paper aims to identify to what extent staff training interventions are
successful in enhancing the development of communication skills in people with profound …

Purpose: Childhood spoken language interventions and augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) interventions share a common purpose: maximizing communication …

Background Prelinguistic communication complexity refers to the use of different
communication forms such as eye gaze, gestures and vocalisations and the degree to which …

Background Little research in fragile X syndrome (FXS) has prospectively examined early
social communication. Aims To compare early social communication in infants with FXS …

Purpose: This study evaluates three different language sample elicitation strategies to
determine a valid elicitation strategy for early language learners who speak using …

Background Non‐standardized assessment tools are preferred when assessing
communication of individuals with developmental disabilities. Currently, there are limited …

The aim of this study was to develop a coding scheme that enables researchers and
practitioners to conduct a detailed analysis of the communicative behavior of young children …

Assessing improvements in social communication behaviors in minimally verbal children
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often challenging. The Clinical Global Impression …

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the translated Chinese
version of the Communication Complexity Scale (C-CCS) in a Chinese sample of preschool …