Data suggest that animation assists individuals with intellectual disabilities to guess the meaning of action symbols, but internal validity concerns call these findings into question

• Published in: Evidence based communication assessment and intervention Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 159 - 162
• Main Authors: Brock, Kris L., Koul, Rajinder
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hove Psychology Press 01-09-2011; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Animation; Developmental disabilities
• ISSN: 1748-9539; 1748-9547
• DOI: 10.1080/17489539.2012.659464

This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the treatment review by Fujisawa, K., Inoue, T., Yamana, Y., & Hayashi, H. (2011). The effect of animation on learning action symbols by individuals with intellectual disabilities. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 27(1), 53-60.
Source of funding and disclosure of interest: No source of funding reported, and the original authors of this research report no conflicts of interest.