Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 0 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Case Studies | 2 |
Adult Education | 1 |
Adults | 1 |
Clinical Diagnosis | 1 |
Communication Disorders | 1 |
Communication Skills | 1 |
Dementia | 1 |
Depression (Psychology) | 1 |
Down Syndrome | 1 |
Evaluation Methods | 1 |
Foreign Countries | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
British Journal of Learning… | 2 |
Author
Bell, Dorothy M. | 2 |
Espie, Colin A. | 1 |
Kidd, W. Bruce | 1 |
Turnbull, Allyson | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Bell, Dorothy M.; Turnbull, Allyson; Kidd, W. Bruce – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
Assessment for a diagnosis of dementia is hard enough under the best possible conditions. There are possible alternative or concomitant diagnoses, such as depression, to consider. However, when the possible dementia concerns a gentleman with severe learning disabilities and with a severe communication disorder then this assessment becomes even…
Descriptors: Dementia, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewed
Bell, Dorothy M.; Espie, Colin A. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 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…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Communication Skills