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Autistic Disorder Symptoms in Rett Syndrome
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Wulffaert, Josette; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A.; Scholte, Evert M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
According to the major classification systems it is not possible to diagnose a comorbid autistic disorder in persons with Rett syndrome. However, this is a controversial issue, and given the level of functioning of persons with Rett syndrome, the autistic disorder is expected to be present in a comparable proportion as in people with the same…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Severe Mental Retardation, Autism, Communication Disorders
Environmental Factors that Influence Communication between People with Communication Disability and Their Healthcare Providers in Hospital: A Review of the Literature within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Framework
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O'Halloran, Robyn; Hickson, Louise; Worrall, Linda – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
The importance of effective healthcare communication between healthcare providers and people needing healthcare is well established. People with communication disabilities are at risk of not being able to communicate effectively with their healthcare providers and this might directly compromise their health, healthcare and their right to…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Communication Disorders, Classification, Interpersonal Communication
Categorization in Adults with Severe to Profound Mental Retardation.
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Lewis, Pamela F. – 2001
This brief paper presents a summary of a study which examined the developmental progression of categorization and its relationship to language development in 12 adults with severe to profound mental retardation and with less than 100 words of expressive language (including manual signs). Subjects were asked to sort physically eight miniature…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Communication Disorders
Research on Speech Motor Control and Its Disorders: A Review and Prospective.
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Kent, Ray D. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2000
This article reviews issues in speech motor control and a class of communication disorders known as motor speech disorders that include dysarthrias, apraxia of speech, developmental apraxia of speech, developmental stuttering, acquired (neurogenic and psychogenic) stuttering, and cluttering. Assessment, classification, and treatment of these…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Classification, Communication Disorders
The Validity of Functional Assessments of Communication and the Activity/Participation Components of the ICIDH-2: Do They Reflect What Really Happens in Real-Life?
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Worrall, Linda; McCooey, Robyn; Davidson, Bronwyn; Larkins, Brigette; Hickson, Louise – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2002
Three studies observed everyday communication of people with aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and in hospital. Simplification of real-life communication in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, variability of item sampling in existing assessments, and the complexity of real-life…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Children, Classification
The Source for Learning Disabilities.
Currie, Paula S.; Wadlington, Elizabeth M. – 2002
This book is designed to help clinicians and teachers work more effectively with people with learning disabilities and their families. Chapter 1 provides an overview of learning disabilities. It presents commonly accepted medical and educational definitions, prevalence figures, and possible etiological explanations for various disorders. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Check Lists