Spontaneous imitation in the social interactions of young people with developmental delay and their adult carers

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-295

  O'Neill, Michelle B ^a   Zeedyk, M Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Global developmental delay; Imitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745626746     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.458     Document Type: Article

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