Communication Modality Preference and the Social Validity of Functional Communication and Mand Training
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| Title: | Communication Modality Preference and the Social Validity of Functional Communication and Mand Training |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Joel E. Ringdahl (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 2025 37(3):411-428. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | R01HD069377 R21DC015021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Interpersonal Communication, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Communication Skills, Behavior Modification, Preferences, Training, Program Effectiveness, Communication Strategies |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10882-024-09956-6 |
| ISSN: | 1056-263X 1573-3580 |
| Abstract: | Researchers have shown that behavioral interventions that incorporate communication as a focus have demonstrated efficacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Researchers have demonstrated that individuals with IDD allocate responding to one communicative response modality over others when multiple communicative modalities produce reinforcement in the context of a concurrent-schedules arrangement. Identifying preference for communicative response modality provides one approach to incorporating aspects of social validity in the design of behavioral interventions for individuals with IDD, placing additional importance on demonstrations of the robustness of this preference. In the current study, we evaluated preference among concurrently available communication modalities for 14 individuals with IDD. Results of the study replicated previous, similar research in that the vast majority of individuals demonstrated a preference between communicative response modalities. We discuss the results within the context of social validity and implications for intervention. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1472209 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Researchers have shown that behavioral interventions that incorporate communication as a focus have demonstrated efficacy for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Researchers have demonstrated that individuals with IDD allocate responding to one communicative response modality over others when multiple communicative modalities produce reinforcement in the context of a concurrent-schedules arrangement. Identifying preference for communicative response modality provides one approach to incorporating aspects of social validity in the design of behavioral interventions for individuals with IDD, placing additional importance on demonstrations of the robustness of this preference. In the current study, we evaluated preference among concurrently available communication modalities for 14 individuals with IDD. Results of the study replicated previous, similar research in that the vast majority of individuals demonstrated a preference between communicative response modalities. We discuss the results within the context of social validity and implications for intervention. |
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| ISSN: | 1056-263X 1573-3580 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10882-024-09956-6 |
