Educational and therapeutic approaches used with a child presenting with acquired aphasia with convulsive disorder (Landau-Kleffner Syndrome)
- 1 February 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Child Language Teaching and Therapy
- Vol. 7 (1) , 41-60
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026565909100700103
Abstract
This article briefly describes Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and gives the case-history of one child, diagnosed as having this disorder, who presented with severe receptive aphasia. Several of the programmes used in speech therapy and classroom situations are described, including sign language, auditory training, cued articulation, daily diary, and graphic conversation. Some indication of the child's progress is given.Keywords
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