communication writes letters difficulties. (6) & e-mails. P3 36.10 M Attention Unclear speech to Some social problems; the unfamiliar reading epilepsy. listener due to with pictorial phonological support; copy disorder. Some writes simple obvious difficulties words. with fluency of expression & facility of comprehension. (5) P4 37;06 M Thyroid Partially clear Some social condition speech contains sight reading – some phonological with pictorial – easily errors. Minimal support; copy discernable writes simple communication words. difficulties (6) P5 48;06 F Arthritis Clear speech but Reads text in affecting with dysfluency books & walking & characterised by newspapers; general blocking and initial writes letters mobility. syllable repetition. & e-mails. Minimal discernable communication difficulties (6) The participants all lived at home with one or two parents and had been coming to the respite facility regularly for around 6 years. Four of the participants had Down syndrome. The aetiology of P3 was unknown. Their communication skills ranged from some obvious difficulties with fluency of expression or facility of comprehension (n=3) to minimal discernible difficulties (n=2). Procedure The TeLeTiMe kit was administered in a quiet setting with minimal distractions. The Interviewer and the participant sat at right angles to one another at a table. The mat
communication difficulties. (6) writes letters & e-mails. P3 36.10 M Attention problems; epilepsy. Unclear speech to the unfamiliar listener due to phonological disorder. Some obvious difficulties with fluency of expression & facility of comprehension. (5) Some social reading with pictorial support; copy writes simple words. P4 37;06 M Thyroid condition – easily Partially clear speech – contains some phonological errors. Minimal discernable communication difficulties (6) Some social sight reading with pictorial support; copy writes simple words. P5 48;06 F Arthritis affecting walking & general mobility. Clear speech but with dysfluency characterised by blocking and initial syllable repetition. Minimal discernable communication difficulties (6) Reads text in books & newspapers; writes letters & e-mails. The participants all lived at home with one or two parents and had been coming to the respite facility regularly for around 6 years. Four of the participants had Down syndrome. The aetiology of P3 was unknown. Their communication skills ranged from some obvious difficulties with fluency of expression or facility of comprehension (n=3) to minimal discernible difficulties (n=2). Procedure The TeLeTiMe kit was administered in a quiet setting with minimal distractions. The Interviewer and the participant sat at right angles to one another at a table. The mat
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