Behaviour problems associated with lack of speech in people with learning disabilities |
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| Authors: | C. Bott R. Farmer J. Rohde |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Charing Cross and Westminter Medical School, London, England |
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| Abstract: | It has been observed in a population of people with learning disabilities that people with good understanding but no spech have significantly more behaviour problems than those with good speech. This observation was confirmed by testing a data set of 3662 people. The purpose of the study was to stress the importance of teaching communication techniques as early as possible in order to pre-empt behaviour problems. |
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| Keywords: | behaviour problems lack of speech mental retardation learning disabilities |
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