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The effectiveness of Talking Mats with people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- MURPHY Joan, CAMERON Lois
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(4), December 2008, pp.232-241.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with intellectual disability have significant difficulties in ensuring their voice is heard. Talking Mats is a low tech communication resource which helps understanding and supports expression. This study examined the effectiveness of the resource for people with intellectual disability. A mixed method quantitative and qualitative study involving 48 people at four levels of comprehension was designed to compare the effectiveness of Talking Mats with the individual's main communication method. Thirty of the 48 participants were identified as using Talking Mats effectively. Effective use of Talking Mats was associated with functional comprehension. The study found that scores on all indicators of communication effectiveness were higher when using Talking Mats compared to main communication methods.
The thing is, we all have stories don't we?
- Author:
- CAMERON Lois
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(1), 2015, pp.37-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Commentary reflecting on 'Finding the sparkle: storytelling in the lives of people with learning disabilities', Nicola Grove's paper highlighting the power of the story as one approach to empower people with intellectual disability. This commentary reflects on the power of personal story sharing as a way to empower people with intellectual disability, value their experience and promote inclusion. It conclude that personal stories are important because they help both ourselves and others understand who we are. Stories are not static and stories can be told from different perspectives. Telling stories can be protective and healing. Communication that develops social closeness is important and can be undervalued. (Edited publisher abstract)
From Dare I say ...? to I dare say: a case example illustrating the extension of the use of Talking Mats to people with learning disabilities who are able to speak well but unwilling to do so
- Authors:
- BELL Dorothy M., CAMERON Lois
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(2), June 2008, pp.122-127.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article presents the case of a woman with mild learning disability and with good verbal and expressive language ability. However, she was unable to explore verbally with her clinical psychologist issues concerning her low mood and to discuss strategies to address this. Talking Mats provided a low-tech communication framework to help the woman think about the issues and express her views. This article explores this approach and the woman’s response and considers the advantages of using Talking Mats in such cases.
Obtaining consent to participate in research: the issues involved in including people with a range of learning and communication disabilities
- Authors:
- CAMERON Lois, MURPHY Joan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(2), June 2007, pp.113-120.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Research in the field of learning disability presents particular ethical challenges when obtaining consent from participants. This is further exacerbated when the nature of the research requires participation at all ability levels and involves people with communication impairments. The process of obtaining consent in a research study with 48 participants at four levels of comprehension ability is discussed in this paper. Participants were recruited from one Scottish Health Board covering three council areas. The specific issues of recruitment, seeking consent, ongoing consent and feedback are detailed as are the adaptations made in this project to research methodology and the accessible methods of communication employed. Implications for researchers and future directions for further studies are presented.