Strategies for achieving joint attention when signing to children with Down's syndrome

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 309-323

  Clibbens, John ^a   Powell, Gaye G ^b   Atkinson, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARJON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Joint attention; Language; Signing; Vocabulary development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIGN LANGUAGE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MOTHERS; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 0036638455     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820210136287     Document Type: Article

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