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Area of Science:

  • Speech and Language Pathology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Disability Studies

Background:

  • Existing measures inadequately assess expressive communication in individuals with presymbolic or early symbolic communication.
  • The Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) was developed to address this gap.
  • CCS scores capture expressive communication during interactive contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the reliability and validity of the revised Communication Complexity Scale (CCS) scores.
  • To evaluate the CCS's utility in diverse populations with minimal verbal skills.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted with participants exhibiting minimal verbal skills (under 20 functional words).
  • Study 1 (N=239, intellectual disabilities, ages 3-66) assessed interobserver agreement, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity against the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-Second Edition and Communication Matrix.
  • Study 2 (N=110, autism, ages 3-9) examined reliability and concurrent validity against the Early Social Communication Scale.

Main Results:

  • CCS scores showed moderate correlations with existing communication measures.
  • Interobserver agreement and test-retest reliability for CCS scores were found to be high.
  • The scale demonstrated reliability across different raters and over time.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the validity and reliability of the CCS for individuals with minimal verbal skills.
  • The CCS is a valuable tool for research and clinical settings to assess communication levels.
  • It can be applied across a wide range of ages and disabilities.