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Speech and Language Deficits in Children with Developmental Disabilities

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Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Part of the book series: Issues on Clinical Child Psychology ((ICCP))

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Promoting effective speech, language, and communication is almost always a central issue in the treatment and education of children with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. The range and severity of the speech–language deficits vary considerably across individuals and across disabilities.

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Gerenser, J., Forman, B., Child, T. (2007). Speech and Language Deficits in Children with Developmental Disabilities. In: Jacobson, J.W., Mulick, J.A., Rojahn, J. (eds) Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Issues on Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32931-5_28

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