Communication Forms and Functions of Children and Adults with Severe Mental Retardation in Community and Institutional Settings.

McLean, Lee K.; Brady, Nancy C.; McLean, James E.; Behrens, Gene Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ583750

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Communication Forms and Functions of Children and Adults with Severe Mental Retardation in Community and Institutional Settings.

McLean, Lee K.; Brady, Nancy C.; McLean, James E.; Behrens, Gene Ann

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v42 n1 p231-40 Feb 1999

This study of the forms and functions of expressive communication produced by 84 children and adults with severe mental retardation found significant differences among participants associated with differences in their communication levels (contact gesture, distal gesture, or symbolic), age (child or adult), and residential status (community home vs. large facility). (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Communication Disorders, Expressive Language, Group Homes, Institutionalized Persons, Placement, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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