Communication patterns of individuals with moderate or severe cognitive disabilities: Interactions with unfamiliar partners

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Romski, Mary Ann ^a   Sevcik, Rose A ^a   Adamson, Lauren B ^a   Bakeman, Roger A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBSERVATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMBOLISM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 17644373457     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110<226:CPOIWM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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