Predicting optimal preference assessment methods for individuals with developmental disabilities
By: Thomson, Kendra M.
Contributor(s): Czarnecki, Diana | Martin, Toby L | et al.
Series: Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities 42 (1) 2007: 107-114.Publisher: 2007Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD)
| COMMUNICATION | PREFERENCE | ASSESSMENT TESTSSummary: Explains that increasing quality of life for persons with severe or profound developmental disabilities is an an important objective for practitioners and caregivers. One strategy for achieving this is to assess preferences and provide the preferred items and activities. However, as many of these indivduals do not have the language skills necessary to verbally communicate their preferences, various methods of non-verbal, direct preference assessment have been developed and have been shown to be more relilable than caregivers' opinions. Assesses two types of preference assesment methods and describes the results.
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Explains that increasing quality of life for persons with severe or profound developmental disabilities is an an important objective for practitioners and caregivers. One strategy for achieving this is to assess preferences and provide the preferred items and activities. However, as many of these indivduals do not have the language skills necessary to verbally communicate their preferences, various methods of non-verbal, direct preference assessment have been developed and have been shown to be more relilable than caregivers' opinions. Assesses two types of preference assesment methods and describes the results.
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