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Peer reviewedAbrahamsen, Adele A.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Retardation, 1989
Ten children and adolescents with severe mental retardation were assigned in matched pairs to either a lexigram augmentative communication condition (graphic symbols) or a control condition (social stimulation). The three subjects who successfully acquired lexigrams also exhibited changes in attention, intentional communication, and sociability.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Control, Children, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedAmerican Journal of Mental Retardation, 1989
Three papers comment on a paper by Abrahamsen et al (EC 212 728) on concomitants of success in acquiring an augmentative communication system (AAC) by persons with severe mental retardation. Comments focus on design and methodological requirements, principles of AAC, and sequence and process in indirect aspects of communicative gains. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Control, Children, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedRomer, Lyle T.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Four adults with moderate/severe disabilities were taught to request objects by using the manual signs "want" or "please" plus an object label sign, within the context of familiar activities in which needed objects were missing. All participants acquired a generic requesting response, and three acquired an explicit requesting…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Generalization
