Communications Complexity Scale Helps Clinicians Measure Development of Disabled Patients

According to a study published in the February 2012 edition of American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, researchers at the University of Kansas, led by scientist Nancy Brady, have developed a new way to assess the communication capability of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities who often communicate with gestures, body movements and vocalizations instead of spoken words.

The Communications Complexity Scale (CCS) is a tool researchers and clinicians can use to measure the communication development of both children and adults with disabilities ranging from Autism Spectrum Disorder to deaf-blindness to cerebral palsy. For more information, click here to read the full release.