title: A treatment protocol for young children at risk for severe expressive output disorders.
abstract: The proposed protocol is intended for use with young children who are at risk for severe expressive output disorders in the presence of typically developing receptive, play, and cognitive abilities. It is specifically designed for children who exhibit avoidance of verbal interaction and poor imitative skills. The approach follows a normal progression of sound and syllable structure development and is sequenced so that targets emerge into conversational speech as soon as possible.
authors.affiliation: Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blacklin
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Crais
mesh_terms: D002663:Child Language; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010700:Phonetics; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012307:Risk Factors; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014825:Vocabulary