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Peer reviewedBiddle, Kathleen R.; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1996
This study used dependency analysis to document and describe the narrative discourse impairments of 10 children (mean age 12) and 10 adults (mean age 35) with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and matched controls. Individuals with TBI were significantly more disfluent than controls and their narrative performance required a significant listener…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis
