Conversational Analyses of Males with Fragile X, Down Syndrome, and Autism: Comparison of the Emergence of Deviant Language.

Sudhalter, Vicki; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ405344

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Publication Date: 1990

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Conversational Analyses of Males with Fragile X, Down Syndrome, and Autism: Comparison of the Emergence of Deviant Language.

Sudhalter, Vicki; And Others

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v94 n4 p431-41 Jan 1990

The study compared the deviant, repetitive language of 33 males (9 with Down syndrome, 12 with fragile X syndrome, and 12 with autism). Results indicated that males with fragile X syndrome manifest deviant, repetitive language that is distinct from males with either Down syndrome or autism. (DB)

Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Downs Syndrome, Expressive Language, Language Handicaps, Language Patterns, Males, Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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