Growing Old with Retardation: The Language of Survivors.

Fujiki, Martin; Brinton, Bonnie

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ERIC Number: EJ464014

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Growing Old with Retardation: The Language of Survivors.

Fujiki, Martin; Brinton, Bonnie

Topics in Language Disorders, v13 n3 p77-89 May 1993

This paper examines general issues in the communicative skills and needs of elderly persons with mental retardation. It then compared 20 elderly and 20 young adults with mild to moderate mental retardation and found that elderly subjects were better able to respond to listener feedback and were more assertive in controlling the conversation. (JDD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Assertiveness, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Feedback, Individual Needs, Interpersonal Communication, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Older Adults, Responses, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Adults with Mental Retardation: Maximizing Communicative Competence.