"Symbolism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A concept that stands for or suggests something else by reason of its relationship, association, convention, or resemblance. The symbolism may be mental or a visible sign or representation. (From Webster, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.400.899 K01.752.798
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Symbolism" by people in Profiles.
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Wilkinson KM, O'Neill T, McIlvane WJ. Eye-tracking measures reveal how changes in the design of aided AAC displays influence the efficiency of locating symbols by school-age children without disabilities. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2014 Apr 01; 57(2):455-66.
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Wilkinson KM, Snell J. Facilitating children's ability to distinguish symbols for emotions: the effects of background color cues and spatial arrangement of symbols on accuracy and speed of search. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2011 Nov; 20(4):288-301.
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McFadd E, Wilkinson K. Qualitative analysis of decision making by speech-language pathologists in the design of aided visual displays. Augment Altern Commun. 2010 Jun; 26(2):136-47.