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Naess, Kari-Anne B.; Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas; Hulme, Charles; Melby-Lervag, Monica – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study presents a meta-analytic review of language and verbal short-term memory skills in children with Down syndrome. The study examines the profile of strengths and weaknesses in children with Down syndrome compared to typically developing children matched for nonverbal mental age. The findings show that children with Down syndrome have…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Language Impairments, Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory
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Dominick, Kelli C.; Davis, Naomi Ornstein; Lainhart, Janet; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Folstein, Susan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The frequency, course, and inter-relationships of atypical eating, sleeping, self-injurious behavior, aggression and temper tantrums in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment (HLI), was investigated using a parent interview that was created to examine these problem behaviors. The relationships between these…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Sleep, Self Destructive Behavior, Language Aptitude