Abstract
Referential communication was examined in youth with Down syndrome or fragile X syndrome in comparison to each other and to MA-matched typically developing children. A non-face-to-face task was used in which the participant repeatedly described novel shapes to listeners. Several dimensions of referential communication were especially challenging for the syndrome groups (i.e., they displayed below-MA performance), although there were differences in the dimensions that each syndrome group found to be most challenging. Independently assessed expressive language ability contributed to variations in referential performance, especially for participants with Down syndrome.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | American Journal on Mental Retardation |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Education
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Collaboration in referential communication : Comparison of youth with Down syndrome or fragile X syndrome. / Abbeduto, Leonard J; Murphy, Melissa M.; Richmond, Erica K.; Amman, Adrienne; Beth, Patti; Weissman, Michelle D.; Kim, Jee Seon; Cawthon, Stephanie W.; Karadottir, Selma.
In: American Journal on Mental Retardation, Vol. 111, No. 3, 05.2006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Abbeduto, Leonard J
AU - Murphy, Melissa M.
AU - Richmond, Erica K.
AU - Amman, Adrienne
AU - Beth, Patti
AU - Weissman, Michelle D.
AU - Kim, Jee Seon
AU - Cawthon, Stephanie W.
AU - Karadottir, Selma
PY - 2006/5
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N2 - Referential communication was examined in youth with Down syndrome or fragile X syndrome in comparison to each other and to MA-matched typically developing children. A non-face-to-face task was used in which the participant repeatedly described novel shapes to listeners. Several dimensions of referential communication were especially challenging for the syndrome groups (i.e., they displayed below-MA performance), although there were differences in the dimensions that each syndrome group found to be most challenging. Independently assessed expressive language ability contributed to variations in referential performance, especially for participants with Down syndrome.
AB - Referential communication was examined in youth with Down syndrome or fragile X syndrome in comparison to each other and to MA-matched typically developing children. A non-face-to-face task was used in which the participant repeatedly described novel shapes to listeners. Several dimensions of referential communication were especially challenging for the syndrome groups (i.e., they displayed below-MA performance), although there were differences in the dimensions that each syndrome group found to be most challenging. Independently assessed expressive language ability contributed to variations in referential performance, especially for participants with Down syndrome.
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VL - 111
JO - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
JF - American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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