Article
Communication Disorders and Children with Mental Retardation
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
(1999)
Abstract
This article examines the communication styles of children with mental retardation, emphasizing the assessment and intervention protocols used by health and education professionals. This article highlights the following approaches: a developmental psycholinguistic orientation, a pragmatics approach, and a supportive interdependent format consistent with the 1992 revision of how mental retardation is classified. This article discusses children with mental retardation who show challenging and disruptive behavior.
Disciplines
Publication Date
January, 1999
DOI
10.1016/S1056-4993(18)30196-2
Citation Information
Paul W. Cascella. "Communication Disorders and Children with Mental Retardation" Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America Vol. 8 Iss. 1 (1999) p. 61 - 75 ISSN: 1056-4993 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/paul_cascella/32/