Aided communication, mind understanding and co-construction of meaning

Mind understanding allows for the adaptation of expressive language to a listener and is a core element when communicating new information to a communication partner. There is limited knowledge about the relationship between aided language and mind understanding. This study investigates this relationship using a communication task. The participants were 71 aided communicators using graphic symbols or spelling for expression (38/33 girls/boys) and a reference group of 40 speaking children (21/19 girls/boys), aged 5;0-15;11 years. The task was to describe, but not name, drawings to a communication partner. The partner could not see the drawing and had to infer what was depicted from the child's explanation. Dyads with aided communicators solved fewer items than reference dyads (64% vs 93%). The aided spellers presented more precise details than the symbol users (46% vs 38%). In the aided group, number of correct items correlated with verbal comprehension and age.

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper Neurovetenskaper hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Basic Medicine Neurosciences hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Klinisk medicin Pediatrik hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Clinical Medicine Pediatrics hsv//eng
Aided communication
augmentative and alternative communication
complex
communication needs
language development
mind understanding
theory of
mind
school-aged children
cerebral-palsy
severe speech
language
comprehension
classification-system
special-issue
adolescents
conversation
construction
strategies
Neurosciences & Neurology
Pediatrics
Rehabilitation

Batorowicz, B. (author)
Dahlgren Sandberg, Annika,1946Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology(Swepub:gu)xdannj (author)
Launonen, K. (author)
Murray, J. (author)
Neuvonen, K. (author)
Oxley, J. (author)
Renner, G. (author)
Smith, M. M. (author)
Soto, G. (author)
van Balkom, H. (author)
Walter, C. (author)
Yang, C. K. (author)
von Tetzchner, S. (author)
Göteborgs universitetPsykologiska institutionen (creator_code:org_t)

In:Developmental Neurorehabilitation: Informa UK Limited25:8, s. 518-5301751-84231751-8431

By the author/editor: Stadskleiv, K.; Batorowicz, B.; Dahlgren Sandber ...; Launonen, K.; Murray, J.; Neuvonen, K.; show more...; Oxley, J.; Renner, G.; Smith, M. M.; Soto, G.; van Balkom, H.; Walter, C.; Yang, C. K.; von Tetzchner, S ...; show less...

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