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Marschik, Peter B.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Wolin, Thomas; Talisa, Victor B.; Bartl-Pokorny, Katrin D.; Budimirovic, Dejan B.; Vollmann, Ralf; Einspieler, Christa – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
We studied the gestures used by children with classic Rett syndrome (RTT) to provide evidence as to how this essential aspect of communicative functions develops. Seven participants with RTT were longitudinally observed between 9 and 18 months of life. The gestures used by these participants were transcribed and coded from a retrospective analysis…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Child Language, Play, Nonverbal Communication
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Marschik, Peter B.; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Einspieler, Christa; Bartl-Pokorny, Katrin D.; Wolin, Thomas; Pini, Giorgio; Budimirovic, Dejan B.; Zappella, Michele; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a developmental disorder characterized by regression of purposeful hand skills and spoken language, although some affected children retain some ability to speech. We assessed the communicative abilities of five young girls, who were later diagnosed with the preserved speech variant of RTT, during the pre-regression period…
Descriptors: Females, Video Technology, Oral Language, Interpersonal Communication
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Meir, Lotan; Strand, Liv Inger; Alice, Kvale – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The dearth of information on the pain experience of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) calls for a more comprehensive understanding of pain in this population. The Non-Communicating Adults Pain Checklist (NCAPC) is an 18-item behavioral scale that was recently found to be reliable, valid, sensitive and clinically…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Immunization Programs