Communication skills in girls with rett syndrome

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-24

  Bartolotta, Theresa E ^a   Zipp, Genevieve P ^a   Simpkins, Susan D ^b   Glazewski, Barbara ^c  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication modalities; Rett Syndrome; survey; treatment

Indexed keywords

APRAXIA; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY MOVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; GAZE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; SYMBOLISM; TEACHER;

EID: 79551528851     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: 15384829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357610380042     Document Type: Article

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