The impact of leisure options on the frequency and spontaneous communication production of a young child with multiple disabilities
- Författare
- Chan, J. B. and D. T. May
- Titel
- The impact of leisure options on the frequency and spontaneous communication production of a young child with multiple disabilities
- Utgivningsår
- 1999
- Tidskrift
- British Journal of Developmental Disabilities
- Volym
- 45
- Häfte
- 1
- Sidor
- 26-37
- Sammanfattning
Leisure options were used to facilitate the communication development of a young child with severe multiple disabilities who used augmentative communication. The intervention consisted of selecting a number of leisure options through consultation with the child's mother and teacher about the child's leisure preferences and making available the leisure options at each intervention session. Twelve intervention sessions were carried out over a three month period. The results of this descriptive study showed that with the introduction of leisure options as part of intervention, the child demonstrated increased vocalisations, words and word approximations, communicative gestures and use of signs. The child also showed an increased desire to communicate. The findings indicate the usefulness and efficacy of leisure options as a potential intervention procedure in promoting the communication development of children with disabilities.