Functional communication training in rett syndrome: A preliminary study

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 340-350

  Byiers, Breanne J ^a   Dimian, Adele ^a   Symons, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional analysis; Functional communication training; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; RETT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING; RETT SYNDROME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETT SYNDROME; TOKEN ECONOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904325493     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-119.4.340     Document Type: Article

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