Communication breakdown at home and at school in young children with cerebral palsy and severe disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 25-36

  Snell, Martha E ^a   Chen, Lih Yuan ^b   Allaire, Janet H ^a   Park, Eunhye ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Care providers; Cerebral palsy; Communication breakdown; Severe disabilities; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549104545     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.33.1-2.25     Document Type: Article

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