"functional communication" is a correct and usable term in written English.
It is used to describe the exchange of information which is meaningful and serves a purpose. For example, "The team greatly improved their efficiency by developing a system of functional communication."
Specific recommendations can be made for remediation of language and perception after left and right hemisphere stroke, respectively, and for the remediation of attention, memory, functional communication, and executive functioning after TBI.
But that's just functional communication, whereas we want to foster real conversations.
Hoping that the "imperfect" English used by a large part of the world for functional communication will one day come to resemble "real" English is quite futile.
"Donovan has not yet demonstrated consistent functional communication to indicate purposeful needs," his plan states.
In biology contexts, this is often referred to as "functional communication".
To help such individuals develop functional communication skills, a "reading and writing" program was developed.
Few studies, however, have attempted to establish tact as a functional communication skill.
As few studies have dealt with the effect of rTMS on functional communication, the study aimed to determine to which extent rTMS combined with SLT improves functional communication and linguistic skills in patients with subacute aphasia.
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a protocol designed to teach functional communication skills to individuals with developmental disorders.
We then propose the virtual communication platform that is composed of six functional communication layers, which provides a common medium for communication, i.e., same communication language.
To determine to what extent repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with speech and language therapy improves functional communication and basic linguistic skills of individuals with subacute aphasia.
