Jackie is a ten-year-old girl with a severe motor disorder o…
Jackie is a ten-year-old girl with a severe motor disorder on your caseload. She uses a wheelchair, needs adaptive seating, and is dependent on adults for feeding, bathing, toileting and dressing. As you interact with Jackie, you realize that she consistently looks at things she wants and turns away from things she does not want. She vocalizes and smiles to indicate she wants more of an activity like singing, tickling or bouncing. Jackie’s vocalizations are primarily vowels; she produces the consonant /m and vowel combinations /ma/ she does not yet produce other CV or CVC combinations. Jackie will look at people and objects that you name (e.g., “where is Jake?” “find the big ball” “where are your shoes?”). Which is the one most accurate statement about Jackie’s communication skills and recommendations for intervention?
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