Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities

People with intellectual disabilities live with significant conceptual, social, and practical limitations that hinder the acquisition, development, and of language. Pragmatic skills facilitate interpersonal relationships, allowing for the understanding and expresión of oneself, as well as the planni...

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Autores: Hernández Hernández, Sonia, Marín Quinto, Segio, Guillén-Martín, Verónica Marina|||0000-0003-2465-6082, Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/36988
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pragmatics
Communication
Intellectual disability
Assessment
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spelling Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilitiesHernández Hernández, SoniaMarín Quinto, SegioGuillén-Martín, Verónica Marina|||0000-0003-2465-6082Mumbardó-Adam, CristinaPragmaticsCommunicationIntellectual disabilityAssessmentPeople with intellectual disabilities live with significant conceptual, social, and practical limitations that hinder the acquisition, development, and of language. Pragmatic skills facilitate interpersonal relationships, allowing for the understanding and expresión of oneself, as well as the planning, organization, and adaptation of speech depending on the context and interlocutor. These skills imply, therefore, complex higher functions that must be articulated harmoniously for effective communication. Identifying the weaknesses of people with intellectual disability in the pragmatic dimension of language enables the provision of individualized support resources to guarantee their participation and social inclusion. This study presents a systematic review based on the PRISMA guidelines, and it includes the most commonly used assessment tools for pragmatic competence in people with intellectual disabilities over time. Of the 172 articles found, 20 met the inclusion criterio and were finally reviewed. The results show a lack of conformity between instruments in the pragmatic aspects evaluated and a lack of adjustment of the evaluation tools to the characteristics of this population. Therefore, the design of new standardized tests that specifically evaluate the pragmatic skills of people with intellectual disability is required in the near future. A tailored assessment is crucial for defining a complete profile of their communication skills and generating individualized intervention and support programs.MDPIUniversidad de Cantabria20252025-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10902/36988Behavioral Sciences, 15(3), 281reponame:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabriainstname:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/369882026-06-02T12:39:31Z
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title Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
spellingShingle Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
Hernández Hernández, Sonia
Pragmatics
Communication
Intellectual disability
Assessment
title_short Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
title_full Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
title_fullStr Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
title_full_unstemmed Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
title_sort Assessing pragmatic skills in people with intellectual disabilities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hernández Hernández, Sonia
Marín Quinto, Segio
Guillén-Martín, Verónica Marina|||0000-0003-2465-6082
Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina
author Hernández Hernández, Sonia
author_facet Hernández Hernández, Sonia
Marín Quinto, Segio
Guillén-Martín, Verónica Marina|||0000-0003-2465-6082
Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina
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Guillén-Martín, Verónica Marina|||0000-0003-2465-6082
Mumbardó-Adam, Cristina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pragmatics
Communication
Intellectual disability
Assessment
topic Pragmatics
Communication
Intellectual disability
Assessment
description People with intellectual disabilities live with significant conceptual, social, and practical limitations that hinder the acquisition, development, and of language. Pragmatic skills facilitate interpersonal relationships, allowing for the understanding and expresión of oneself, as well as the planning, organization, and adaptation of speech depending on the context and interlocutor. These skills imply, therefore, complex higher functions that must be articulated harmoniously for effective communication. Identifying the weaknesses of people with intellectual disability in the pragmatic dimension of language enables the provision of individualized support resources to guarantee their participation and social inclusion. This study presents a systematic review based on the PRISMA guidelines, and it includes the most commonly used assessment tools for pragmatic competence in people with intellectual disabilities over time. Of the 172 articles found, 20 met the inclusion criterio and were finally reviewed. The results show a lack of conformity between instruments in the pragmatic aspects evaluated and a lack of adjustment of the evaluation tools to the characteristics of this population. Therefore, the design of new standardized tests that specifically evaluate the pragmatic skills of people with intellectual disability is required in the near future. A tailored assessment is crucial for defining a complete profile of their communication skills and generating individualized intervention and support programs.
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