Pragmatic Profile of Everyday Communication – Adults (Dewart & Summers, 1996)
What does it assess?
- Communication functions and means
Who is it suitable for?
- Adults developmental disabilities and severe communication impairment.
Who is it not suitable for?
- Unlikely to be appropriate for adults with acquired disabilities.
How is it administered?
- Interview of carers.
- Where possible, interview of the adult – but note, participation would require good receptive language skills.
How is it scored/ interpreted?
- A speech pathologist reviews the information to determine communicative functions and means.
What is its availability?
How does it contribute to a communication assessment for someone with behaviours of concern?
- Combined with functional behaviour assessment, can provide further details on how specific communicative functions are met through both conventional means and using problem behaviours.
