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ERIC Number: EJ451617
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0952-3383
Fragile-X Syndrome and Education.
Gibb, Charles; Holliday, Judith
British Journal of Special Education, v19 n2 p65-67 Jun 1992
This article summarizes the major cognitive, behavioral, and language characteristics of the Fragile X syndrome and considers their educational implications. This common heritable cause of mental disability has implications for teaching style, curriculum, family counseling, and speech therapy. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Counseling, Genetics, Heredity, Mental Retardation, Speech Therapy, Student Characteristics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Fragile X Syndrome