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Communication Functions Table

The document categorizes communicative functions into three levels of socialness - behavioral regulations, social interaction, and joint attention - from least to most social. It provides examples for each function, such as requesting objects, actions, or assistance for behavioral regulations; requesting social routines, comfort, or permission for social interaction; and commenting, requesting information, or answering questions for joint attention.

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Communication Functions Table

The document categorizes communicative functions into three levels of socialness - behavioral regulations, social interaction, and joint attention - from least to most social. It provides examples for each function, such as requesting objects, actions, or assistance for behavioral regulations; requesting social routines, comfort, or permission for social interaction; and commenting, requesting information, or answering questions for joint attention.

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Communicative Function Examples

Behavioral Regulations
Least Social 1. Request Object I + Want + some/all
Reasons to 2. Requests Action general I + Want + go/make/put/look
Communicate 3. Request recurrence Want more
4. Regulate time (53+) Not now
5. Request assistance Want help
6. Protest/reject Not go Stop it All done

Social Interaction
7. Request Social Routine want play do more
8. Request want you, do more
Comfort/Affection
9. Greet Verbal or wave
10. Express Feeling (53+) I am happy
11. Request Permission Can I go

Joint Attention
12. Comment/statement He go, She mad
 State disappearance All gone
(53+)
14. Request Information Who? What? Where? Who here
15. Provide She is here
Information/report
16. Answer a question I like it
Most Social 17. State possession Mine
Reasons to 18. State location In, On, out, here, there, up
Communicate

MISD AAC Core Vocabulary Initiative 2016 Staskowski, Hardin

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