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Turn-Taking and Communication Modes of Students and Staff in Group Activities at Non-Inclusive Schools for Students with Intellectual Disability
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Sofia Wallin; Helena Hemmingsson; Gunilla Thunberg; Jenny Wilder – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Most students with intellectual and communicative disability who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) attend non-inclusive school settings. Little is known about turn-taking and the use of various communication modes in groups of students and staff in this context. Previous studies on single students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Interpersonal Communication
Following Children with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities and Their Mothers through a Communication Intervention: Single-Case Mixed-Methods Findings
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Flink, Anna Rensfeldt; Broberg, Malin; Strid, Karin; Thunberg, Gunilla; Johnels, Jakob Åsberg – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
There is limited research targeting communication interventions for children with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. This study addressed outcomes from a communication course for parents of children with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and follows up on a previous publication by Rensfeldt Flink et al.…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Child Relationship
Examining Perceptions of a Communication Course for Parents of Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Rensfeldt Flink, Anna; Åsberg Johnels, Jakob; Broberg, Malin; Thunberg, Gunilla – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The overall aim was to examine participants' perceptions of a communication course as held for parents of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. The course curriculum included responsive strategies and augmentative and alternative communication. The research questions addressed the favourability, changes in parents' or…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parent Attitudes, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
Active Support as Good Support in Group Homes? A Longitudinal Interview Study with Service Users
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Jenny Aspling; Veronica Svärd; Magnus Tideman – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Support from staff plays an important role in quality of life for people with intellectual disability. This study focuses on service users' views of Active Support as good support and whether Active Support increases the quality of everyday support in group homes. Method: Nine service users were interviewed at baseline and at follow-up…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability