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Original statement Changed statement Difficulty receiving the message due to visual, hearing or attention difficulties Difficulty receiving the message because the sender has not taken into account visual or hearing difficulties or ensured that the environment is suitable to the person’s sensory/attention needs Difficulty understanding or interpreting the message because of cognitive impairment Difficulty working out what information they wish to send (they find it difficult to correctly interpret their body’s needs, such as hunger or thirst) Difficulty expressing what they want or mean due to lack of speech and/or other means of getting their message across Difficulty taking part in opportunities to communicate because they appear to choose to engage in repetitive self-stimulating behaviours rather than being sociable You’ll recognise that although every link in the chain is open to breakdown, many can be mended if the communication partner facilitates the communication process effectively. Communication is a two-way process, but in this situation, responsibility isn’t equally shared. The communication partner – you – must carry the greater responsibility if communication is to be effective. What are communication skills? So far, we’ve considered the communication difficulties people with PMLD might experience. Now we’re going to look at the communication skills they possess. Often we associate two-way communication with spoken and written words. Generally, people with PMLD can’t use these routes effectively, but humans also communicate in many other ways. Activity: Human communication Watch two people having an informal conversation. Draw up a list of the attributes of communication they use, in addition to spoken words.