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The Communication Play Protocol: Capturing Variations in Language Development.

Lauren B Adamson, Roger Bakeman

PMID 28503663

WHAT IT FOUND

No clinical outcome is reported.

The paper describes a research observation method for parent-child communication, not a tested intervention.

What this paper is

This is a methodological article about the Communication Play Protocol, a lab-based parent-child observation procedure used in research. It explains how the protocol works, how it has been adapted, and how video records can be coded or stored. It does not report a new study with participants, outcomes, or intervention effects, so there is no finding here to change clinical practice.

The easy way to misread this

Do not treat the Communication Play Protocol as a validated clinical outcome measure or intervention. The article describes a research method and possible clinical uses, not evidence that it changes communication.

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