Identifying Potential Communicative Acts in Children with Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-86

  Sigafoos, Jeff ^a   Woodyatt, Gail ^b   Keen, Deb ^b   Tait, Kathleen ^b   Tucker, Madonna ^b   Roberts Pennell, Donna ^b   Pittendreigh, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84992803023     PISSN: 15257401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152574010002100202     Document Type: Article

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