An examination of specific communication deficits in adults with profound intellectual disabilities

► Purpose of the study was to investigate communication deficits in profound ID adults. ► Data was collected from 204 adults residing in two supports and services centers. ► Significantly more receptive communication skills were endorsed than expressive. ► Significantly more receptive communication...

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Published in:Research in developmental disabilities 2012-03, Vol.33 (2), p.525-529
Main Authors: Belva, Brian C., Matson, Johnny L., Sipes, Megan, Bamburg, Jay W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adaptive behavior
Adaptive behaviour
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Communication deficits
Communication Disorders - diagnosis
Communication Disorders - psychology
Communication Problems
Communication Skills
Expressive Language
Female
Humans
Informants
Intellectual deficiency
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Learning disabled people
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Profound ID
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Receptive Language
Residential Care
Severe Mental Retardation
Severity of Illness Index
Social Behavior
T Test
United States (Southeast)
VABS
Verbal Behavior
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Written Language
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Summary:► Purpose of the study was to investigate communication deficits in profound ID adults. ► Data was collected from 204 adults residing in two supports and services centers. ► Significantly more receptive communication skills were endorsed than expressive. ► Significantly more receptive communication skills were endorsed than written. ► Significantly more expressive communication skills were endorsed than written. Previous research has shown that adults with intellectual disability (ID) evince communication deficits. These communication problems can be divided into problems with receptive, expressive, and written domains. While much research has been devoted to investigating communication deficits in ID in general, scant research has been conducted on communication skills in specific levels of ID. This study examined 204 adults with profound ID residing in two large supports and services centers in the southeastern region of the United States. Data was collected on these individuals’ receptive, expressive, and written communication skills using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS). Three dependent t-tests were conducted comparing the proportion of items endorsed by informants on each of the three communication subdomains (receptive, expressive, and written) with one another. Participants displayed a significantly larger proportion of receptive subdomain items than expressive subdomain items, t(203)=20.00, p
ISSN:0891-4222
1873-3379
DOI:10.1016/j.ridd.2011.10.019