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ERIC Number: EJ666162
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1354-4187
Overcoming Mutism in Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Case Study.
Bell, Dorothy M.; Espie, Colin A.
British Journal of Learning Disabilities, v31 n1 p46-53 Mar 2003
A woman with Down syndrome, who had shown selective mutism for more than 14 years, successfully participated in a program designed to reinforce communication and gradually increase the number of words spoken to one person and then to others. Nonaversive behavior methods were used and response initiative procedures were developed. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Down Syndrome, Generalization, Interpersonal Communication, Learning Disabilities, Outcomes of Treatment, Positive Reinforcement, Speech Impairments, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Elective Mutism