variability in receptive language level

[Alison C Crutchley]

Dear listees
A colleague (Fiona Kevan) asked me the following question and it struck me as a
good one for the list. Very grateful for any ideas! Thanks very much, Alison
Crutchley
"Can anybody direct me to any good refs regarding the variability/fluctuation
in an individual's receptive communication/language level depending on such
things as pain, hunger, medication, epilepsy, tiredness etc as well as
environmental factors? I'm considering adults with learning disabilities and
challenging behaviour, but, given the paucity of literature, am looking to
other client groups."




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Dr Alison Crutchley
Centre for Human Communication and Deafness, [formerly CAEDSP]
School of Education, University of Manchester,
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)161 275 3390
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 3373

alison.crutchley at man.ac.uk
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