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A Review of Communication Intervention Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Jeff Sigafoos
Jeff Sigafoos*
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The University of Queensland
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Schonell Research Centre, The University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia. E-mail: j.sigafoos@mailbox.uq.edu.au
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This article provides a selected review of several contemporary communication intervention programs for people with developmental disabilities and severe communication impairment. Consideration of the extent and negative effects of severe communication impairment indicates the need for systematic intervention focused on teaching functional communication skills. Behaviour analysis procedures have demonstrated effectiveness for teaching functional communication skills. The major features of several behaviourally oriented communication intervention programs are reviewed. It is concluded that these programs have a sound empirical basis and demonstrated effectiveness for teaching functional communication skills to learners with developmental disabilities and severe communication impairment.

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Behaviour Change , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 125 - 138
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Copyright © The Author(s) 1997

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