This study investigated the application of the self-generation effect to enhance the recognition and retention of Blissymbols in persons with severe aphasia. A 2 × 2 × 3 factorial design of two treatment types (self-generation ...

Two books were released by CAAC: "Augmentative and alternative communication and severe disabilities, beyond poverty" and "Just the same on the inside, understanding diversity and supporting inclusion in circle time".

Assessing students with moderate to severe disabilities, and especially those with little or no functional speech (LNFS), often necessitates accommodation of assessment material. These accommodations need to be equivalent ...

Positive functioning relates to the ability to live a good and healthy life, but for children with special needs, this might be compromised and therefore factors related to positive functioning should be explored. As their ...

BACKGROUND : Activity-based intervention has been defined as a child-directed, transactional approach that uses logically occurring antecedents and consequences to develop functional and generative skills by embedding ...

All interventions have one aspect in common – the pursuit of positive change, ie, moving towards a particular intervention goal. In intervention both sudden changes and long-term changes are necessary – sudden changes act ...

BACKGROUND: Joint rehabilitation goals are an important component for effective teamwork in the rehabilitation field. The activities and participation domain of the ICF provides a common language for professionals ...