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Original Article

An ecological method for the sampling of nonverbal signalling behaviours of young children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD)

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Pages 211-225 | Received 11 Feb 2014, Accepted 13 Jun 2014, Published online: 16 Jul 2014

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