FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION
from Ellen Bouchard
BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN ONE’S EVERYDAY, REAL-WORLD ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO GET ONE’S NEEDS MET
EXAMPLES OF NOT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
FUNCTIONALLY INCLUDE:
 | DISORGANIZED AND CONFUSED THOUGHTS AND IDEAS |
| FORGETFULNESS |
| VERBAL OUTBURSTS |
| VERBAL IMPULSIVITY |
REAL- WORLD ACTIVITIES INVOLVE DAILY LIVING, WORK, SOCIAL, ACADEMIC, LEISURE, OR COMMUNITY EVENTS
KNOWING AND BEING ABLE TO USE APPROPRIATE SOCIAL
AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IS NECESSARY FOR
SUCCESSFUL DAILY LIVING
MANY RESEARCHERS CONCLUDE THAT INEFFECTIVE
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ARE A MAJOR CA USE OF POOR LONG
TERM OUTCOMES
NOT BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ON A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL
CAN LEAVE ONE ISOLATED
