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Attitudes Toward Different Modes of Communication
Used by Persons with ALS (PALS) in Telling Narratives
Purpose
Why?
Similarities with Related Studies
Conditions - Natural Speech
Conditions - Natural Speech
Conditions - Notebook
Conditions - Notebook
Conditions - Synthesized Speech
Conditions - Synthesized Speech
Procedure
Analysis-Rankings
Rankings of 3 Modes
Mr. Smith is a competent communicator
Mr. Smith is an effective communicator
I would be comfortable talking to Mr. Smith
I would be willing to participate in a conversation
with Mr. Smith
I understood the story Mr. Smith was telling
Gender and Peers - Rankings
Age and Peers - Rankings
Implications
Comparison to Aphasia Research
Limitations of the Study
Conclusions |
Authors: Joanne Lasker, Laura Ball, Melanie
Richter, and David Beukelman
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