Gestures, Body Language, Cues, Behavior
Behavior Communicates. Handout provides ideas to help parents and educators to discover possible messages in a child’s behavior. "Understanding what behavior communicates and knowing how to respond can be one of the most challenging aspects of teaching." http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/ec/growingideas/behavlg.pdf
The Messages of Behavior, article contributed by Beverly Vicker, Indiana Resource Center on Autism. "It makes sense to help each individual become a better communicator. As a result, he or she should become less dependent on using negative behaviors to communicate." Discussion of link between behavior and communication; why people use negative behavior; need to address communication skills in behavior plans and give the person the power to communicate in a better way. http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/communication/messagesbe.html
Common 'problem' behaviors and speculations about their causes, Ruth Myers, MD, James Salbenblatt, MD, Melodie Blackridge, MD. List of behaviors commonly seen as problems and possible biomedical causes. http://dimagine.com/page66.html
Nonverbal Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Experiencing GERD [gastroesophogeal reflux disorder]: From Infants to Older Adults by Wendie C. Medina, DNP, RN, APN-CNS, CRRN. IJNIDD – International Journal of Nursing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2005; 2(1):2. Website:http://journal.hsmc.org/ijnidd. Clinical review article about the challenge of diagnosing GERD in individuals who are unable to report symptoms due to severe communication disorder and presumed intellectual disability. No test is definitive. Diagnosis relies on patient report of symptoms and of relief after treatment. Risk factors, reflux symptoms, behaviors that have been linked with GERD in studies. http://journal.hsmc.org/ijnidd/articlestemplate.asp?id=101