Communicative Expression
Dimension 1005 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Communicative Expression measures the extent to which an expression reflects the ability to convey and understand meaning through gestures, words, and simple symbolic responses. It encompasses nonverbal signaling, verbal communication, and responsive use of language to identify, indicate, or select objects and ideas.
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Minimal Communicative Expression
Expressions activating this band contain little clear evidence of communication ability and are dominated by unrelated procedural, descriptive, or administrative content. When communication is present, it appears only in diffuse or incidental references rather than recognizable signaling or language use.
Low Communicative Expression
Expressions activating this band reflect basic behavioral responsiveness and early social or functional participation, with communication implied through manageability, helping, movement, or simple interaction. Meaning is conveyed only indirectly, without clear emphasis on deliberate gesture use or spoken language.
Moderate Communicative Expression
Expressions activating this band reflect intentional communication through pointing, naming, inviting, simple talking, and expressing feelings, desires, or problems. Communication is recognizable and purposeful, combining gesture and emerging verbal expression in everyday interaction.
High Communicative Expression
Expressions activating this band reflect clear, active use of verbal and nonverbal communication to indicate, request, identify, and respond accurately to spoken prompts. Meaning is conveyed through words, pointing, and symbolic understanding of objects, quantities, and distinctions.
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Minimal Point Words: Content characterized by inquiries, ask, companies, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect point words at this level.
Moderate Point Words: Content characterized by drama, pain, smarts, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect point words at this level.
Intense Point Words: Content characterized by pointing, point, remote, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect point words at this level.
Peak Point Words: Content characterized by point, words, look, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect point words at this level.