Attitudes Toward Different Modes of Communication Used by Persons with ALS (PALS) in Telling Narratives

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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