Ratings of communication competence by siblings of persons with down syndrome

Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-189

  Smith, Sarah E ^a   Cascella, Paul W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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