Improving Communication Development Among Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An example of participatory action research
Developing communicative skills of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and little or no oral language is a challenge for professionals. The main objective of this research is to support, through participatory action research, 10 professionals in the implementation of individualized projects. Twelve working sessions allowed for individualized interventions with 10 adults with an intellectual disability who had little or no oral language. A questionnaire was provided at the end of the research process to document the opinions of professionals on the method used. The analysis shows that they feel they have improved their skills in conducting individualized projects in the field of communication.