Foreword |
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Preface |
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Background on Williams Syndrome |
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2 | (5) |
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Distinctive Physical Features |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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Paradoxical Behavioral Profile |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (8) |
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Research on Behavioral Characteristics |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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Language Skills and Problems |
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15 | (49) |
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16 | (4) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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Early Language and Cognition |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (3) |
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20 | (1) |
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Speech Articulation and Fluency |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (15) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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Semantic Relational Terms |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (4) |
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38 | (10) |
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Tests of Syntactic Ability |
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39 | (4) |
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Types of Morphosyntactic Errors |
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43 | (5) |
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48 | (10) |
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Ritualizing Functions of Communication |
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48 | (1) |
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Informing Functions of Communication |
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49 | (5) |
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Controlling Functions of Communication |
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54 | (3) |
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Feeling Functions of Communication |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (4) |
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Characteristics of WS Discourse |
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59 | (1) |
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Narration and Story-Telling of WSs |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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Intervention Approaches for Language Problems |
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64 | (44) |
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Overview of Intervention Approaches |
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64 | (5) |
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Assessment of Language Abilities |
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65 | (1) |
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Types of Intervention Approaches |
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66 | (2) |
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Participation of Parents, Teachers, and Others |
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68 | (1) |
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Application of Interventions |
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69 | (1) |
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Interventions for Problems of Language Delay |
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69 | (6) |
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69 | (1) |
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Facilitation of Language Learning |
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70 | (3) |
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Interventions for Nonverbal WSs |
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73 | (2) |
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Treatment of Speech and Voice Problems |
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75 | (3) |
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Treatment of Oral--Motor Problems |
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76 | (1) |
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Treatment of Problems of Articulation and Fluency |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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Interventions for Problems of Semantics |
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78 | (4) |
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Interventions for Word-Finding Problems |
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78 | (2) |
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Interventions for Semantic Relational Problems |
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80 | (2) |
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Interventions for Problems of Figurative Language |
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82 | (1) |
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Interventions for Problems of Syntax |
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82 | (6) |
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Interventions for Pronominalization |
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83 | (1) |
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Interventions for Wh-Questions |
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84 | (2) |
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Interventions for Morphosyntactic Problems |
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86 | (1) |
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Interventions for Problems With Complex Sentences |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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Interventions for Improving Language Pragmatics |
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88 | (15) |
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Interventions for Problems With Ritualizing Functions |
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89 | (2) |
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Interventions for Problems With Informing Functions |
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91 | (6) |
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Interventions for Problems With Controlling Functions |
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97 | (6) |
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Interventions for Improving Discourse and Narrative Skills |
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103 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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Facilitation of Discourse |
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104 | (1) |
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Development of Narrative Skills |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (3) |
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Perceptual and Motor Performance |
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108 | (79) |
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108 | (29) |
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109 | (21) |
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130 | (7) |
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Intervention Approaches for Visuomotor Problems |
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137 | (28) |
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Clinical Aspects of Vision |
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139 | (7) |
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Clinical Aspects of Motor Performance |
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146 | (10) |
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Psycho-Educational Techniques |
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156 | (9) |
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165 | (5) |
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165 | (3) |
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Interventions for Tactile Defensiveness |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (14) |
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Auditory Hypersensitivity |
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171 | (2) |
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Auditory Processing Skills and Figure-Ground Problems |
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173 | (2) |
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Clinical Aspects of Audition and Auditory Processing |
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175 | (4) |
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Psycho-Educational Interventions for Auditory Sensitivity |
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179 | (5) |
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Summary: Perceptual and Motor Performance |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (65) |
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187 | (24) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (5) |
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195 | (7) |
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202 | (7) |
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Capitalizing on Social Skills |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (5) |
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211 | (2) |
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Managing Object Attachments |
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213 | (2) |
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Capitalizing on Special Interests |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (18) |
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217 | (4) |
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221 | (7) |
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228 | (5) |
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Capitalizing on Memory Skills |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (14) |
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Recognition of Musical Talents |
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235 | (1) |
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Research on WSs' Musicality |
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236 | (4) |
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Developing Musical Aptitudes |
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240 | (5) |
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245 | (3) |
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Summary: Specific Aptitudes |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (45) |
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Types of Behavior Problems |
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252 | (25) |
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252 | (5) |
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Distractibility and Attentional Problems |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (3) |
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Low Frustration Tolerance |
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264 | (8) |
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272 | (5) |
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Types of Behavior Disorders |
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277 | (16) |
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General Behavioral Disturbance |
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277 | (4) |
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281 | (3) |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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284 | (5) |
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289 | (4) |
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293 | (4) |
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Basic Features of Behavior Problems |
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294 | (1) |
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Types of Behavior Disorders |
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295 | (2) |
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Intervention Approaches for Maladaptive Behaviors |
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297 | (62) |
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Evaluation and Diagnosis of Maladaptive Behaviors |
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298 | (2) |
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Interventions for Behavior Problems |
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300 | (41) |
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Interventions for Fears and Anxieties |
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300 | (7) |
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Interventions for Distractibility and Attentional Problems |
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307 | (8) |
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Interventions for Problems of Impulsivity |
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315 | (6) |
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Interventions for Problems of Poor Adaptability |
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321 | (5) |
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Interventions for Low Frustration Tolerance |
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326 | (9) |
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Interventions for Atypical Activity |
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335 | (6) |
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Treatment of Clinical Disorders of WSs |
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341 | (14) |
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343 | (6) |
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349 | (6) |
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355 | (4) |
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359 | (43) |
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Behavioral Characteristics of WS |
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359 | (16) |
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Prototypical and Associated Features of WS |
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360 | (3) |
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363 | (12) |
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Intervention Guidelines for WS |
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375 | (16) |
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Capitalize on the Use of Control Mechanisms |
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376 | (2) |
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Exploit the Power of Verbal Mediation Strategies |
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378 | (2) |
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Reduce External Pressures and Demands |
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380 | (2) |
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Enlist the Services of Qualified Specialists |
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382 | (5) |
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Optimize the Potential for Growth |
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387 | (4) |
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391 | (11) |
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391 | (3) |
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394 | (8) |
References |
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402 | (18) |
Appendix |
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420 | (11) |
Author Index |
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431 | (12) |
Subject Index |
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