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Recent Examples of nonverbal
Two West Virginia hospital workers have been charged in connection with the death of a nonverbal patient who was left in a tub filled with scalding-hot water in early 2024.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
The child had autism spectrum disorder and was nonverbal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Each patient room now has signage iterating a zero-tolerance policy for both verbal and nonverbal aggression toward employees.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Guthrie, left nonverbal by Huntington’s disease, and Seeger feel indulgent enough to ask him to play a tune.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
The child had autism spectrum disorder and was nonverbal.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Each patient room now has signage iterating a zero-tolerance policy for both verbal and nonverbal aggression toward employees.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Guthrie, left nonverbal by Huntington’s disease, and Seeger feel indulgent enough to ask him to play a tune.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Nonverbal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonverbal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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