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Peer reviewedFujiki, Martin; Brinton, Bonnie – Topics in Language Disorders, 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
