A language programme to increase the verbal production of a child dually diagnosed with Down syndrome and autism

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-108

  Kroeger, Kimberly A ^a   Nelson III, W M ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied behaviour analysis design; Autism; Down syndrome; Dual diagnoses; Language programme; Spontaneous language

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TOKEN ECONOMY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645985169     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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