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Face to face: communicating with people who do not use language
- Author:
- PUDDICOMBE Bill
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the problems raised by lack of communication, dealing specifically with people with learning difficulties who do not use language. Suggests positive ways of working with and communicating with this user group.
Giving people choice requires more than listening
- Author:
- PUDDICOMBE Bill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 9(1), July 1995, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The fact that some people with learning difficulties do not use language and find it very difficult to communicate their wishes and feelings is too often ignored.
Body language
- Author:
- PUDDICOMBE Bill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.5.95, 1995, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many people with learning difficulties do not use language, either speech or sign to communicate with others. It is therefore essential for people providing services to people with learning difficulties to get to grips with non-verbal communication if they are to understand the needs of their clients.