Early Intervention Practices and Communication Intervention Strategies for Young Males with Fragile X Syndrome

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 320-331

  Mirrett, Penny L ^a   Roberts, Joanne E ^a   Price, Johanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavior; Fragile X syndrome; Language; Speech; Syndrome specific interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242381897     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2003/026)     Document Type: Article

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