The Nonspeech Test for Receptive and Expressive Language was developed to provide a systematic means for observing, recording, and summarizing the variety of ways through which an individual may communicate.  It summarizes an individual’s skill as a communicator, and whether speech or nonspeech is used for communication.  It consists of lists of developmentally ordered receptive and expressive language and adaptive skills used when communicating.        ’s responses indicated skills in the areas of       and demonstrated needs in the following areas:      .