Down syndrome: Cognitive and behavioral functioning across the lifespan

J Grieco, M Pulsifer, K Seligsohn… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) commonly possess unique neurocognitive and
neurobehavioral profiles that emerge within specific developmental periods. These profiles …

Public health literature review of fragile X syndrome

M Raspa, AC Wheeler, C Riley - Pediatrics, 2017 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this systematic literature review is to describe what is known
about fragile X syndrome (FXS) and to identify research gaps. The results can be used to …

Outcome measures for clinical trials in fragile X syndrome

E Berry-Kravis, D Hessl, L Abbeduto… - … of Developmental & …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Progress in basic neuroscience has led to identification of molecular targets for
treatment in fragile X syndrome (FXS) and other neurodevelopmental disorders; however …

Family variables and quality of life in children with down syndrome: A scoping review

A Lee, K Knafl, M Van Riper - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this scoping review was to identify the family and child quality of life
variables that have been studied in relation to one another in children with Down syndrome …

A multimethod analysis of pragmatic skills in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and Down syndrome

GE Martin, L Bush, J Klusek, S Patel, M Losh - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose Pragmatic language skills are often impaired above and beyond general language
delays in individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities. This study used a multimethod …

Communication in fragile X syndrome: patterns and implications for assessment and intervention

A Hoffmann - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and is
associated with a high rate of autism diagnosis. Language delays have been noted in the …

Distance delivery of a spoken language intervention for school-aged and adolescent boys with fragile X syndrome

A McDuffie, A Banasik, L Bullard, S Nelson… - Developmental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A small randomized group design (N= 20) was used to examine a parent-
implemented intervention designed to improve the spoken language skills of school-aged …

The Index of Productive Syntax: Psychometric properties and suggested modifications

JS Yang, B MacWhinney, NB Ratner - American journal of speech-language …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn) is a well-known language sample analysis
tool. However, its psychometric properties have not been assessed across a wide sample of …

Language development in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: From phenotypes to treatments

L Abbeduto, A McDuffie, AJ Thurman… - International review of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Research on language development has increasingly been influenced by advances in
genomic medicine and other fields providing insight into the varied causes of intellectual …

Use of the ADOS for assessing spontaneous expressive language in young children with ASD: A comparison of sampling contexts

ST Kover, MM Davidson, HA Sindberg… - Journal of Speech …, 2014 - ASHA
Purpose The current study compared the spontaneous expressive language of children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across multiple language sampling contexts: the Autism …