Publications on CASP
The Communication Assessment Profile (CASP)
CASP is the only UK standardised assessment for use with adults with learning disabilities.
van der Gaag, A. (1988).
The development of a language and communication assessment procedure for adults with a mental handicap: an interim report. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 34, 66.
Dormandy, K. & van der Gaag, A. (1989).
What colour are the alligators? A critical look at methods used to assess communication skills in adults with learning disabilities. British Journal of Disorders of Communication, 24, 265-279.
van der Gaag, A. (1989).
Joint assessment of communication skills: Formalising the role of the carer. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 35, 22-28.
van der Gaag, A. (1989).
The view from Walter's window: Social environment and the communicative competence of adults with a learning disability. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research, 33, 221-227.
van der Gaag, A. & Lawler, C. (1990).
The validation of a language and communication assessment procedure for use with adults with learning disabilities. Health Bulletin
van der Gaag, A. & Davies, P (1994).
Following the dolphins; an ethnographic study of speech therapists working with people with learning disabilities. European Journal of Disorders of Communication, 29, (2) 203-216.
van der Gaag, A. (1998).
Communication and adults with learning disabilities Eliminating professional myopia. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26, 88-93.
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