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Peer reviewedMcLean, James; Snyder-McLean, Lee – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1987
The article proposes a six-stage model of the development of communication forms and functions during the prelinguistic period. Applications to the clinical treatment of severely developmentally disabled persons concern expanded targets and procedures for assessment and treatments which are socially interactive and responsive. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages, Educational Therapy
