Fragile-X Syndrome and Education.

Gibb, Charles; Holliday, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ451617

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Fragile-X Syndrome and Education.

Gibb, Charles; Holliday, Judith

British Journal of Special Education, v19 n2 p65-67 Jun 1992

This article summarizes the major cognitive, behavioral, and language characteristics of the Fragile X syndrome and considers their educational implications. This common heritable cause of mental disability has implications for teaching style, curriculum, family counseling, and speech therapy. (DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Counseling, Genetics, Heredity, Mental Retardation, Speech Therapy, Student Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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