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ERIC Number: EJ418237
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-8294
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Unconventional Behavior: A Communicative Interpretation in Individuals with Severe Disabilities.
Burke, Grace M.
Topics in Language Disorders, v10 n4 p75-85 Sep 1990
The paper discusses approaches designed to reduce, eliminate, or replace unconventional behavior in individuals with severe disabilities. Emphasis is placed on the need to analyze the communicative functions of behavior and to facilitate the development of an individual's communication system. A case example of a four-year-old nonverbal child is presented. (JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Disorders, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention, Preschool Children, Severe Disabilities, Social Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Children and Adolescents with Communication, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders.