Adults with language-learning disabilities: New challenges and changing perspectives

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-215

  Kleinman, Sandra N ^a,b,c,d   Bashir, Anthony S ^a  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Howard School   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d c/o The Howard School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Assessment; Intervention; Language learning disabilities

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SPEECH THERAPY;

HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; SEMANTICS; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 0030203748     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064099     Document Type: Review

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