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School Staff Perspectives on Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication with Students with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Anna Rensfeldt Flink; Sofia Wallin; Johanna Larsson; Ellen Westling; Jakob Åsberg Johnels – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
This mixed methods survey study aims to investigate school staff's perspectives on using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) with students with the most severe disabilities in Swedish school settings. The study employed a convergent mixed methods design, where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Personnel, Attitudes, Augmentative and Alternative 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
Relatives' Experiences of Quality of Healthcare Services for Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities in Sweden
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Marie Matérne; Marie Holmefur – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Introduction: There is little research regarding quality of health care for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), who often are represented by their relatives, because of their limited communication. The aim of this study was to explore experiences and perspectives of relatives regarding healthcare services for adults…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
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
Staff Members and Managers' Views of the Conditions for the Participation of Adults with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Talman, Lena; Wilder, Jenny; Stier, Jonas; Gustafsson, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Participation is a central aspect of quality of life, and it is indicative of high-quality outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities. However, participation is difficult to achieve for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Aim: To describe staff members' perceptions of what participation means for adults…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Adults, Participation
An Examination of the Special Education Teacher Training Programs in Turkey and European Union Member Countries in Terms of Language Development and Communication Education
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Akmese, Pelin Pistav; Kayhan, Nilay – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2016
The academic terms and the periods of the courses related to the language development and communication differs considerably in the programs of the countries which train teachers for the special education department. The aim of this study is to examine the contents and credits of the communication and the language development courses in Teacher…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy