Stuttering treatment for a school-age child with Down syndrome: A descriptive case report

Journal of Fluency Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 253-262

  Harasym, Jessica ^a   Langevin, Marilyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Down syndrome; Evidence based practice; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING;

CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; SPEECH; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING;

EID: 84872422567     PISSN: 0094730X     EISSN: 1873801X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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