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Narrative development in adolescents and young adults with fragile x syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17559295     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The narratives of 18 adolescents and young adults with fragile X syndrome were compared to those of 23 adolescents with Down syndrome and 21 typically developing children matched for nonverbal MA. Narratives were elicited using a wordless picture book and analyzed for use of narrative evaluation, linguistic productivity, and complexity. Results revealed that the individuals with fragile X syndrome produced significantly fewer different types of narrative evaluation, but more grammatically acceptable utterances than did the youth with Down syndrome. There was no significant difference between the participants with fragile X syndrome and their typically developing nonverbal-MA matches. Results suggest that a variety of language measures and contexts are needed to gain a full understanding of the language abilities of individuals with fragile X syndrome.
Authors:
Yolanda D Keller-Bell; Leonard Abbeduto; Leonard D Abbeduto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of mental retardation : AJMR     Volume:  112     ISSN:  0895-8017     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Ment Retard     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-11     Completed Date:  2007-08-31     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8800463     Medline TA:  Am J Ment Retard     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  289-99     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. ykellerbell@uga.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Down Syndrome / epidemiology
Female
Fragile X Syndrome / epidemiology*
Humans
Language Disorders / diagnosis,  epidemiology*
Linguistics / methods
Male
Mental Retardation / epidemiology
Narration*
Nonverbal Communication
Severity of Illness Index
Speech Production Measurement
Verbal Behavior*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P30 HD03352/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD24356/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; T32 HD07489/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Am J Ment Retard. 2007 Sep;112(5):348
Note: Abbeduto, Leonard D [corrected to Abbeduto, Leonard]

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