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SLT: (Rick wipes VOCA) oh no. Right, Rick come on (Rick holds head in
ironic despair and is laughing)
Amanda’s memo thoughts on the transcription data
It would appear that the SLT has thought that Rick is trying to explain about a
television programme. Maybe the female names are on a page of vocabulary related to
television programmes (?) It appears when SLT starts to ask if he watches these things
on the telly and he says no that she becomes confused and then asks if he ever
watches it. Again he says no. What is he trying to say? Then he points at his VOCA
and she thinks he is trying to say about watching it on the aid to which he says yes.
Maybe he is trying to get her to think the answer is on the aid. She thinks he wants to
watch the internet on the aid. He goes to add something onto the aid and she worries
because I am coming back he is going to lose the phrase 'excited'. He adds grandma.
Is he accessing the only female names he has available? As I arrive his message gets
completely wiped and he appears to gesture despair and laughs. Was he realising how
hopeless it was going to be trying to show SLT and me that the reason he feels excited
is because of girls? Was he trying to use the same strategy as Faith to explain?
However, later in the interview the following data appears
Original Interview Transcription Data
Rick: “grandma”
SLT: are you saying it makes that person feel excited if you give her a call on
Skype
Rick: ‘yes’ (nods head)
SLT: okay so let’s go back out (presses button on VOCA) Rick, where’s those
feelings. Rick have a look (points to aid)
Rick: “granddad”
SLT: okay so it’s grandma and granddad (long pause) Rick have a look in this
one (pointing to button)
Rick: (presses button)
SLT: that’s it, well done
Rick: “excited”
Amanda: okay so it makes you feel excited. Good, well that’s what a lot of
people have told me that it makes them feel happy and excited to
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