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Receptive language skills of adolescents and young adults with down or fragile X syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12691594     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We investigated the receptive language of adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome (n = 25) or fragile X syndrome (n = 19). We were interested in syndrome differences and gender differences within fragile X. Comparison of the syndromes and MA-matched typically developing children (n = 24) revealed that individuals with the syndromes differed in relative achievements across the domains of receptive vocabulary, receptive syntax, and nonverbal cognition as well as in the organization of their linguistic knowledge. Comparison of males and females with fragile X revealed that each displayed synchronous development across the three domains, despite the fact that the receptive language levels of females surpassed that of males.
Authors:
Leonard Abbeduto; Melissa M Murphy; Stephanie W Cawthon; Erica K Richmond; Michelle D Weissman; Selma Karadottir; Anne O'Brien
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of mental retardation : AJMR     Volume:  108     ISSN:  0895-8017     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Ment Retard     Publication Date:  2003 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-14     Completed Date:  2003-12-01     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:  149-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA. abbeduto@waisman.wisc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Child, Preschool
Down Syndrome / epidemiology*
Female
Fragile X Syndrome / epidemiology*
Humans
Language Disorders / diagnosis,  epidemiology*
Language Tests
Male
Nonverbal Communication
Prevalence
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Speech Perception / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HD24356/HD/NICHD NIH HHS

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