Language Development in Infants and Toddlers with Fragile X Syndrome: Change over Time and the Role of Attention

Autor/inn/en	Kover, Sara T.; McCary, Lindsay M.; Ingram, Alexandra M.; Hatton, Deborah D.; Roberts, Jane E.
Titel	Language Development in Infants and Toddlers with Fragile X Syndrome: Change over Time and the Role of Attention
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 120 (2015) 2, S.125-144 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
DOI	10.1352/1944-7558-120.2.125
Schlagwörter	Genetic Disorders; Infants; Toddlers; Language Acquisition; Attention; Language Skills; Visual Perception; Predictor Variables; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Language Impairments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Aufmerksamkeit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Prädiktor; Korrelation; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung
Abstract	Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is associated with significant language and communication delays, as well as problems with attention. This study investigated early language abilities in infants and toddlers with FXS (n = 13) and considered visual attention as a predictor of those skills. We found that language abilities increased over the study period of 9 to 24 months, with moderate correlations among language assessments. In comparison to typically developing infants (n = 11), language skills were delayed beyond chronological age and developmental-level expectations. Aspects of early visual attention predicted later language ability. Atypical visual attention is an important aspect of the FXS phenotype with implications for early language development, particularly in the domain of vocabulary. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01