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Language Development in Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Finestack, Lizbeth H. Richmond, Erica K. Abbeduto, Leonard |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Journal: TOPICS IN Language Disorders Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability. The syndrome is caused by a single gene mutation on the X chromosome. Although individual differences are large, most individuals with FXS display weaknesses across all language and literacy domains compared with peers of the same chronological age with typical cognitive and language development. Expressive, receptive, and pragmatic language abilities as well as literacy skills are similar to those of younger, typically developing peers at similar cognitive and language developmental levels, although there are areas in which impairments exceed developmental-level expectations. One area of special impairment is the higher occurrence of repetition in the language of individuals with FXS compared with developmentally matched peers. In this article, we review the behavioral, language, and literacy profiles of individuals with FXS and discuss potential clinical implications. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854517/pdf |
| Ending Page | 148 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| Starting Page | 133 |
| ISSN | 02718294 |
| DOI | 10.1097/tld.0b013e3181a72016 |
| Journal | TOPICS IN Language Disorders |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 29 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: TOPICS IN Language Disorders Audiology and Language Fragile X Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Language, Literacy, Speech |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Speech and Hearing Linguistics and Language |
