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Chenausky, Karen V.; Gagné, Danielle; Stipancic, Kaila L.; Shield, Aaron; Green, Jordan R. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between perceived single-word speech severity and intelligibility in children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), with and without comorbid language impairment (LI), and to investigate the contribution of different CAS signs to perceived single-word speech severity and…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Intelligibility, Speech Communication, Language Impairments
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Lee Chin Wong; Chia-Jui Hsu; Yen-Tzu Wu; Hsu-Feng Chu; Jui-Hsiang Lin; Hsin-Pei Wang; Su-Ching Hu; Ying-Chieh Tsai; Wen-Che Tsai; Wang-Tso Lee – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
This pilot study investigates the feasibility and assesses the impact of "Lactobacillus plantarum" PS128 probiotics on the neurological function in Rett syndrome. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial on Rett syndrome with MECP2 mutation aged between 1 and 50 years in Taiwan. In this pilot study,…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Children, Adults, Intervention
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Frazier, Thomas W.; Hauschild, Kathryn M.; Klingemier, Eric; Strauss, Mark S.; Hardan, Antonio Y.; Youngstrom, Eric A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Language assessment is a key element of evaluations of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The present study examined the validity of a gaze-based receptive language index (RLI) in predicting language test results.Method: Participants included toddlers, pre-school, and school age children and adolescents…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Neurological Impairments, Evaluation Methods
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Clarkson, Tessa; LeBlanc, Jocelyn; DeGregorio, Geneva; Vogel-Farley, Vanessa; Barnes, Katherine; Kaufmann, Walter E.; Nelson, Charles A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Rett Syndrome (RTT) is characterized by severe impairment in fine motor (FM) and expressive language (EL) function, making accurate evaluations of development difficult with standardized assessments. In this study, the administration and scoring of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL) were adapted to eliminate the confounding effects of FM…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Motor Development, Children, Genetic Disorders
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Bedford, Rachael; Pickles, Andrew; Gliga, Teodora; Elsabbagh, Mayada; Charman, Tony; Johnson, Mark H. – Developmental Science, 2014
Emerging findings from studies with infants at familial high risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), owing to an older sibling with a diagnosis, suggest that those who go on to develop ASD show early impairments in the processing of stimuli with both social and non-social content. Although ASD is defined by social-communication impairments and…
Descriptors: Infants, Autism, Attention, Eye Movements
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Kushalnagar, Poorna; Krull, Kevin; Hannay, Julia; Mehta, Paras; Caudle, Susan; Oghalai, John – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2007
Cognitive ability and behavioral adaptability are distinct, yet related, constructs that can impact childhood development. Both are often reduced in deaf children of hearing parents who do not provide sufficient language and communication access. Additionally, parental depression is commonly observed due to parent-child communication difficulties…
Descriptors: Patients, Deafness, Cognitive Ability, Nonverbal Ability