Joint attention skills and language development in special needs populations: Translating research to practice

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Paparella, Tanya ^a   Kasari, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Deafness; Down syndrome; Intervention; Joint attention; Language

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 3142621332     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200407000-00008     Document Type: Review

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