How rapidly does Intensive Interaction promote social engagement for adults with profound learning disabilities?

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-137

  Zeedyk, M Suzanne ^a   Caldwell, Phoebe ^b   Davies, Clifford E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Beechstones Barn   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicative impairment; Imitation; Intensive Interaction; Intervention; Learning disabilities; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 68349104206     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856250902793545     Document Type: Article

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