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McDuffie, Andrea; Kover, Sara T.; Hagerman, Randi; Abbeduto, Leonard – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Fast-mapping paradigms have not been used previously to examine the process of word learning in boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS), who are likely to have intellectual impairment, language delays, and symptoms of autism. In this study, a fast-mapping task was used to investigate associative word learning in 4- to 10-year-old boys with FXS relative…
Descriptors: Autism, Genetic Disorders, Mental Retardation, Congenital Impairments
Rosin, Margaret M.; And Others – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1988
The study compared communication patterns of male adolescents with Down Syndrome with males matched for chronological age and mental age. The Down Syndrome group was significantly different for mean length of utterance, comprehension of syntax, single word articulation, selected diadochokinetic tasks, and some aerodynamic tasks. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Downs Syndrome