Rehabilitation Interventions in Rett Syndrome: A Scoping Review
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
Lim, J., Greenspoon, D., et al. (2020).
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 62(8), 906-916.
This scoping review investigates rehabilitative interventions, including communication interventions, in children with Rett Syndrome. The conclusions of this summary will only address communication interventions and outcomes.
Not stated
Up to July 23, 2018
Peer-reviewed, original studies of any design
62
<div>Of the 62 included studies, 22 studies investigated communication interventions in children with Rett syndrome. Results indicated that communication interventions increased communication abilities, such as choice-making, communicative language, and social communicative acts. "Overall, low-, medium-, and high-technology interventions were uniquely effective with facilitating choice-making" (p. 911).</div>
