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Communication Profiles of Two Children with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome

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This research provides detailed summaries of the diverse communication skills of two children with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome. One participant had level III Communication Matrix skills (unconventional communication), and was pre-symbolic, pre-intentional, non-imitative, and reliant upon others to interpret her proximal actions. The other participant had level IV (conventional communication) and V (concrete symbols) Communication Matrix skills, with emerging symbolic forms, some imitation, and directedness to his proximal and distal actions. Results are discussed in comparison to other children with severe disabilities.

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  1. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Hunter College, City University of New York, 425 East 25 Street, 10010, New York, NY, USA

    Paul W. Cascella

  2. Teacher Education, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction Boston College, Campion Hall Room 120, 02467, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA

    Susan M. Bruce

  3. Special Education: Blind & Visually Impaired; Severe & Multiple Disabilities Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, Room 911 West, 11065, New York, NY, USA

    Ellen Trief

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Cascella, P.W., Bruce, S.M. & Trief, E. Communication Profiles of Two Children with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome. J Dev Phys Disabil 26, 473–478 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-014-9381-5

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