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Peer reviewedLord, Catherine – Topics in Language Disorders, 1988
The article looks at ways to enhance communication skills with autistic adolescents who are verbal, with mild or no general mental retardation. The importance of identifying goals (such as participating in age-appropriate social relationships outside the family) and strategies is stressed. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence
