Played Out? Passive Behavior by Children with Down Syndrome during Unstructured Play

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 264-278

  Linn, Margaret Inman ^a   Goodman, Joan F ^b   Lender, Winifred Lloyds ^c  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Center for Education ^*

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EID: 0034558735     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10538151000230040601     Document Type: Article

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