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Common Interview Themes Of the five caretakers interviewed, many common perspectives emerged. Four of the interviewees agreed that Calvin’s father, Hans, is the most likely to get a response out of him (H. MacDonald, B.S.C. P.T., personal communication, January 25, 2017; Brooklyn, M.S., Ph.D., personal communication, February 2, 2017; Hans, J.D., LL.M., personal communication, January 29, 2017; J. Bartholemeo, L.P.N., personal communication, February 8, 2017); “He works harder for me when dad is there,” explained MacDonald during her interview (H. MacDonald, B.S.C. P.T., personal communication, January 25, 2017). Similarly, all five agreed that Calvin’s most distinctive feature and the most reliable thing that he does is to demonstrate …show more content…

As with any type of research, this study has its limitations, particularly due to the nature of the subject area. A case study is a research technique in which an in-depth examination of one individual is used to identify qualities that apply to other individuals (Definition of Case Study, n.d.). Although case studies are a helpful way to study in depth a particular area or individual, there are many limitations. First, Calvin is only one example of a nonverbal person. He is unique and the results of this experiment may not apply to all nonverbal people. Calvin suffers from a specific type of brain injury, which may limit how information from him can be applied to people with other types of brain injuries. This may negatively affect the applicability of this research to nonverbal people with other types of conditions. In addition, the majority of the data included in the analysis of this study is somewhat subjective. The nature of personal interviews is that they consist solely of the interviewee’s perspective and opinion. While the caretakers interviewed in this study have credible backgrounds and spend more time with Calvin than anyone else in his life, their observations may not be completely accurate due to personal bias. Another limitation of this study is that there was limited time to perform testing. Given more time, all of the steps and tests described in this study would have been performed and analyzed to provide significantly more accurate and extensive

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