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Do individuals with fragile X syndrome show developmental stuttering or not? Comment on "Speech fluency in fragile X syndrome" by van Borsel, Dor and Rondal.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18253874     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Van Borsel, Dor, and Rondal (2007) examined the speech of seven boys and two young male adults with fragile X syndrome and considered whether their speech was comparable to that reported in the developmental stuttering literature. They listed five criteria which led them to conclude that the speech patterns of speakers with fragile X syndrome differed from those observed in developmental stuttering. The differences noted were: 1) distribution of type of dysfluency; 2) the class of word on which dysfluency occurred; 3) whether word length affected dysfluency; 4) number of times words and phrases were repeated; and 5) whether there were influences of material type on fluency (spontaneous speech, repeated material etc.). They concluded that the speech of speakers with fragile X syndrome differed from developmental stuttering. The comparisons that van Borsel et al. (2007) made between participant groups were not for speakers of comparable ages. Comparisons with groups of corresponding ages support the opposite conclusion, namely the young speakers with fragile X syndrome show patterns similar to developmental stuttering.
Authors:
Peter Howell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comment; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical linguistics & phonetics     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0269-9206     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Linguist Phon     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-06     Completed Date:  2008-05-13     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8802622     Medline TA:  Clin Linguist Phon     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  163-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England. p.howell@ucl.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Fragile X Syndrome / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Stuttering / epidemiology*
Verbal Behavior
Comments/Corrections
Comment On:
Clin Linguist Phon. 2008 Jan;22(1):1-11   [PMID:  17896212 ]

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