Social and Communicative Functioning in Populations with Intellectual Disability: Rethinking Measurement

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· International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities Book 64 · Elsevier
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Social and Communicative Functioning in Populations with Intellectual Disability: A Developmental Perspective, Volume 65 in the International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities series, focuses on social and communicative functioning with a particular emphasis on people with intellectual disability. The volume brings together international researchers across disciplines to highlight innovative approaches to holistically describe social and communicative abilities in this population including teleassessment, self-report, and community-engaged research designs. Through a lifespan approach, key issues are raised related to social and communicative functioning across a range of communication modalities from infancy through adulthood. Additional chapters cover Adaptation of in-person tools for remote assessment of infants and toddlers with social communication concerns in community-based settings, Measuring social communication in people with ID who use minimal speech: Differences across the lifespan, and Social Inclusion of Adults with IDD: Toward Belonging, Building a Life: Examining the advocacy and social experiences of students with IDD in inclusive postsecondary education. - Focuses on social and communicative functioning in people with intellectual disability - Provides a holistic perspective to describing social and communicative abilities - Includes a lifespan approach from infancy through adulthood

About the author

Laura Jean Mattie works at the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.

Marie Moore Channell works at the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.

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