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Papers by Teresa Iacono
Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2014
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 1990
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article].Communica... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article].Communication options for persons with severe and profound disabilities: State of the art and future directions. Mirenda, Pat; Iacono, Teresa; Williams ...
Structured 'communicative temptation' procedures administered by a clinician were... more Structured 'communicative temptation' procedures administered by a clinician were compared to unstructured parent-child interactions in sampling intentional communicative acts in 11 subjects with intellectual disability. The subjects were assessed twice over a 5-7 month period. The results indicated that the structured condition was more effective in sampling Requests and Comments, with more Requests than Comments produced. The unstructured condition was more effective in sampling responses, but only during the second assessment. Although there was no difference in the total number of intentional communicative acts produced across assessment times, there was an increase in the use of linguistic forms during the second assessment: that is, the subjects used more speech and signs and fewer gestures and general vocalisations during the second assessment than the first. The findings suggest the usefulness of combining structured and unstructured conditions in providing information on the variety of children's communicative acts and the linguistic level at which these are expressed.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, May 22, 2015
A total of 971 speech pathologists from across Australia participated in a survey that investigat... more A total of 971 speech pathologists from across Australia participated in a survey that investigated their knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), their AAC practices, the AAC resources available to them, and their preferred format for further ...
... In addition, the girl predominantly produced signs in the first half of the intervention prog... more ... In addition, the girl predominantly produced signs in the first half of the intervention program and later progressed to a pre-dominant use of spoken words. ... Kouri's findings were consistent with the observation by Abrahamsen et al. ...
Relationships develop through social interaction and assist with participation and inclusion. Lit... more Relationships develop through social interaction and assist with participation and inclusion. Little is known about how relationships develop between people with severe intellectual disability who have limited communication and others. Interactions were observed between 6 adults with severe intellectual disability and paid workers or family members with whom those adults had positive relationships. Workers and family members were interviewed. The data were analysed through a grounded theory approach. Data analysis led to the identification of 5 processes that underpin positive relationships: recognising individuality, sharing the moment, connecting, feeling good, and sharing the message. A relationship model with clearly identified processes and sub-elements provides a framework for teaching others how to have positive relationships with people with severe intellectual disability. The model could be applied in training to support relationships between workers and people with a disability and more widely with other community members.
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ABSTRACT
Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Sep 1, 2006
Evident from the responses to the author's paper is the fact that other researchers ... more Evident from the responses to the author's paper is the fact that other researchers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have had cause to consider the issues that contribute to the complexities of involving people with intellectual disabilities, who may not be able ...
Aac Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2001
... Teresa Iacono, Susan Balandin, and Linda Cupples Centre for Developmental Disability HealthVi... more ... Teresa Iacono, Susan Balandin, and Linda Cupples Centre for Developmental Disability HealthVictoria, Melbourne, Australia (TI), Centre for Developmental Disability Studies, Sydney, Australia (SB), Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (LC) ...
Research in Developmental Disabilities a Multidisciplinary Journal, Mar 1, 2010
AAC includes both high (assistive)-technology and low-technology options.In order to implement be... more AAC includes both high (assistive)-technology and low-technology options.In order to implement best practice, AAC provision of low- and/or high-tech options must be driven by individual needs rather than service limitations.In this qualitative study, the benefits of access to various low- and high-tech AAC options to address needs and preferences are demonstrated.
ABSTRACT General practitioners (GPs) from the Australian state of Victoria and support people wer... more ABSTRACT General practitioners (GPs) from the Australian state of Victoria and support people were surveyed about their concerns and priorities for meeting the health care needs of people with developmental disabilities. Despite the poor response rate (22% and 27%), sampling adequacy was obtained, and the tools were found to have construct validity. According to the results, GPs had concerns about the assessment and management of people with developmental disability and tended to rely on support people. They knew about many services in their communities, but were less likely to know about non‐medical, and government and non‐government disability services. Support people reported concerns about health care service providers' lack of knowledge, family stress during periods of hospitalisation, and, particularly for rural respondents, the need to travel to access services. There were relatively few differences in responses from metropolitan versus non‐metropolitan respondents, which may be explained by the relative accessibility of Victorian rural towns when compared with other Australian states.
The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of advertised speech pathology positions... more The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of advertised speech pathology positions and the ease with which they were filled, particularly for less attractive positions based in non-metropolitan locations or involving work with people with developmental disability. ...
Australian family physician
People with complex communication needs vary in terms of their underlying disability and the meth... more People with complex communication needs vary in terms of their underlying disability and the methods and strategies they use to communicate. This article describes the varied communication profiles that a general practitioner is likely to encounter in patients with disabilities, and the various types of augmentative and alternative forms of communication that might be used in such consultations. This article provides strategies to facilitate doctor-patient communication involving patients with complex communication needs, some of which are illustrated in a case study of a young woman with an intellectual disability.
Background: Children with ASD who have little or no functional speech have the potential to benef... more Background: Children with ASD who have little or no functional speech have the potential to benefit from the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) intervention. The aim of AAC intervention is to support the development of symbolic communication and possibly natural speech. In recent years, and following the advent of cheaper technology, there has been widespread interest in the possibility that one type of AAC, speech generating devices (SGDs), may provide expressive and receptive communication support for children with ASD who have little or no functional speech. To this end, a small number of studies have provided preliminary support for the use of SGDs in promoting communication with parents, peers, and educators. However, further research is needed to better understand the individual outcomes of providing SGD-based treatments to children with ASD, and to compare the relative effectiveness of treatment with, and without, a SGD. Objectives: The aim of this study ...
Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2014
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 1990
... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article].Communica... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article].Communication options for persons with severe and profound disabilities: State of the art and future directions. Mirenda, Pat; Iacono, Teresa; Williams ...
Structured 'communicative temptation' procedures administered by a clinician were... more Structured 'communicative temptation' procedures administered by a clinician were compared to unstructured parent-child interactions in sampling intentional communicative acts in 11 subjects with intellectual disability. The subjects were assessed twice over a 5-7 month period. The results indicated that the structured condition was more effective in sampling Requests and Comments, with more Requests than Comments produced. The unstructured condition was more effective in sampling responses, but only during the second assessment. Although there was no difference in the total number of intentional communicative acts produced across assessment times, there was an increase in the use of linguistic forms during the second assessment: that is, the subjects used more speech and signs and fewer gestures and general vocalisations during the second assessment than the first. The findings suggest the usefulness of combining structured and unstructured conditions in providing information on the variety of children's communicative acts and the linguistic level at which these are expressed.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, May 22, 2015
A total of 971 speech pathologists from across Australia participated in a survey that investigat... more A total of 971 speech pathologists from across Australia participated in a survey that investigated their knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), their AAC practices, the AAC resources available to them, and their preferred format for further ...
... In addition, the girl predominantly produced signs in the first half of the intervention prog... more ... In addition, the girl predominantly produced signs in the first half of the intervention program and later progressed to a pre-dominant use of spoken words. ... Kouri's findings were consistent with the observation by Abrahamsen et al. ...
Relationships develop through social interaction and assist with participation and inclusion. Lit... more Relationships develop through social interaction and assist with participation and inclusion. Little is known about how relationships develop between people with severe intellectual disability who have limited communication and others. Interactions were observed between 6 adults with severe intellectual disability and paid workers or family members with whom those adults had positive relationships. Workers and family members were interviewed. The data were analysed through a grounded theory approach. Data analysis led to the identification of 5 processes that underpin positive relationships: recognising individuality, sharing the moment, connecting, feeling good, and sharing the message. A relationship model with clearly identified processes and sub-elements provides a framework for teaching others how to have positive relationships with people with severe intellectual disability. The model could be applied in training to support relationships between workers and people with a disability and more widely with other community members.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 103491299100560, Jul 21, 2010
ABSTRACT
Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Sep 1, 2006
Evident from the responses to the author's paper is the fact that other researchers ... more Evident from the responses to the author's paper is the fact that other researchers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia have had cause to consider the issues that contribute to the complexities of involving people with intellectual disabilities, who may not be able ...
Aac Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2001
... Teresa Iacono, Susan Balandin, and Linda Cupples Centre for Developmental Disability HealthVi... more ... Teresa Iacono, Susan Balandin, and Linda Cupples Centre for Developmental Disability HealthVictoria, Melbourne, Australia (TI), Centre for Developmental Disability Studies, Sydney, Australia (SB), Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia (LC) ...
Research in Developmental Disabilities a Multidisciplinary Journal, Mar 1, 2010
AAC includes both high (assistive)-technology and low-technology options.In order to implement be... more AAC includes both high (assistive)-technology and low-technology options.In order to implement best practice, AAC provision of low- and/or high-tech options must be driven by individual needs rather than service limitations.In this qualitative study, the benefits of access to various low- and high-tech AAC options to address needs and preferences are demonstrated.
ABSTRACT General practitioners (GPs) from the Australian state of Victoria and support people wer... more ABSTRACT General practitioners (GPs) from the Australian state of Victoria and support people were surveyed about their concerns and priorities for meeting the health care needs of people with developmental disabilities. Despite the poor response rate (22% and 27%), sampling adequacy was obtained, and the tools were found to have construct validity. According to the results, GPs had concerns about the assessment and management of people with developmental disability and tended to rely on support people. They knew about many services in their communities, but were less likely to know about non‐medical, and government and non‐government disability services. Support people reported concerns about health care service providers' lack of knowledge, family stress during periods of hospitalisation, and, particularly for rural respondents, the need to travel to access services. There were relatively few differences in responses from metropolitan versus non‐metropolitan respondents, which may be explained by the relative accessibility of Victorian rural towns when compared with other Australian states.
The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of advertised speech pathology positions... more The aim of this study was to investigate characteristics of advertised speech pathology positions and the ease with which they were filled, particularly for less attractive positions based in non-metropolitan locations or involving work with people with developmental disability. ...
Australian family physician
People with complex communication needs vary in terms of their underlying disability and the meth... more People with complex communication needs vary in terms of their underlying disability and the methods and strategies they use to communicate. This article describes the varied communication profiles that a general practitioner is likely to encounter in patients with disabilities, and the various types of augmentative and alternative forms of communication that might be used in such consultations. This article provides strategies to facilitate doctor-patient communication involving patients with complex communication needs, some of which are illustrated in a case study of a young woman with an intellectual disability.
Background: Children with ASD who have little or no functional speech have the potential to benef... more Background: Children with ASD who have little or no functional speech have the potential to benefit from the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) intervention. The aim of AAC intervention is to support the development of symbolic communication and possibly natural speech. In recent years, and following the advent of cheaper technology, there has been widespread interest in the possibility that one type of AAC, speech generating devices (SGDs), may provide expressive and receptive communication support for children with ASD who have little or no functional speech. To this end, a small number of studies have provided preliminary support for the use of SGDs in promoting communication with parents, peers, and educators. However, further research is needed to better understand the individual outcomes of providing SGD-based treatments to children with ASD, and to compare the relative effectiveness of treatment with, and without, a SGD. Objectives: The aim of this study ...