Blissymbols and manual signs: A multimodal approach to intervention in a case of multiple disability

Hooper, Janice I.; Connell, Timothy Minton; Flett, Peter

doi:10.1080/07434618712331274299

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“…Each study identified one or more functional impairments targeted by the assistive device: accessing a computer 43 (30); independent feeding 28 (n=1); living skills 42 (n=1); mobility [19][20][21]24,44,45,47,55,64 (n=9), modifying the environment 59 (n=1); nutrition 40,53,61,63 (n=4); and postural stability 33,34 (n=2). Details of the studies included are presented in Table III.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of the 54 studies only 11 identified caregiver-focused outcomes, 19,28,34,36,40,53,55,59,61,63,64 all published since 1992. Only five 34,40,53,61,63 had caregiver outcomes as the primary focus of their research. Unlike the child-focused studies, caregiver-focused studies are more likely to have outcomes addressing personal contextual factors than activity and participation domains.…”

Section: Caregiver-focused Outcomes Within the Icfmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The outcomes identified related to caregiver personal factors, as well as financial and social environmental factors. These identify an increase in cost 53 and a loss of social support 61 as there is a level of expertize needed when caring for a child with a gastrostomy tube. Given the interactive nature of communication, it might be expected that communication-targeted interventions would have a significant impact on caregivers as they are the most frequent communication partners of their children.…”

Section: The Body Structure and Function Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, all four studies that targeted nutrition contained caregiver-focused outcomes. 40,53,61,63 …”

Section: The Body Structure and Function Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Undesirable outcomes represented a larger proportion of caregiver-focused outcomes including increased difficulty in the activity of caregiving, 61 and impact on personal, 61,63,64 financial, 53 and social environmental 61 factors.…”

Section: Caregiver-focused Outcomes Within the Icfmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assistive devices for children with functional impairments: impact on child and caregiver function

Henderson

Skelton²,

Rosenbaum

2008

Develop Med Child Neuro

109

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Functional impairments can limit a child's ability to participate in the experiences of childhood. This‘deprivation’can, in turn, have a negative effect on such children's development, academic performance, and quality of life, as well as on the lives of their caregivers and families. Many adults use assistive devices to overcome functional impairments and enable them to participate in daily activities; however, such devices may be underutilized by children. Each of the 54 studies reviewed in this report identified one or more functional impairments towards which an assistive device was targeted: accessing a computer (n=3 [studies]), activity assistance (n=2), behaviour changes (n=3), communication (n=30), independent feeding (n=1), living skills (n=1), mobility (n=9), modifying the environment (n=1), nutrition (n=4), and postural stability (n=2). The aim of this review was to determine the impact of assistive devices on the components of functioning defined by the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The impact of these devices was found to be overwhelmingly positive. Study outcomes reported were mainly child‐focused and could be classified as influencing activity, participation, and personal contextual factors, with relatively little attention paid to caregiver‐focused outcomes. Few studies provided either qualitative evidence or experimentally‐based quantitative research evidence using controls.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Caregiver-focused Outcomes Within the Icfmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Body Structure and Function Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, all four studies that targeted nutrition contained caregiver-focused outcomes. 40,53,61,63 …”

Section: The Body Structure and Function Domainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Caregiver-focused Outcomes Within the Icfmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assistive devices for children with functional impairments: impact on child and caregiver function

Henderson

Skelton²,

Rosenbaum

2008

Develop Med Child Neuro

109

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Speech and language therapy to improve the communication skills of children with cerebral palsy

Pennington

Goldbart

Marshall

2004

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Teaching topography-based and selection-based verbal behavior to developmentally disabled individuals: Some considerations

Shafer

1993

Analysis Verbal Behav

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Augmentative and alternative communication systems are widely recommended for nonvocal developmentally disabled individuals, with selection-based systems becoming increasingly popular. However, theoretical and experimental evidence suggests that topography-based communication systems are easier to learn. This paper discusses research relevant to the ease of acquisition of topography-based and selection-based systems. Additionally, current practices for choosing and designing communication systems are reviewed in order to investigate the extent to which links have been made with available theoretical and experimental knowledge. A stimulus equivalence model is proposed as a clearer direction for practitioners to follow when planning a communication training program. Suggestions for future research are also offered.

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Blissymbols and manual signs: A multimodal approach to intervention in a case of multiple disability

Cited by 25 publications

References 8 publications

Assistive devices for children with functional impairments: impact on child and caregiver function

Assistive devices for children with functional impairments: impact on child and caregiver function

Speech and language therapy to improve the communication skills of children with cerebral palsy

Teaching topography-based and selection-based verbal behavior to developmentally disabled individuals: Some considerations

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