Development of socio-communicative skills in 9- to 12-month-old individuals with fragile X syndrome

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• 作者：Peter B. Marschik ; Katrin D. Bartl-Pokorny ; Jeff Sigafoos ; Leo Urlesberger ; Florian Pokorny ; Robert Didden ; Christa Einspieler ; Walter E. Kaufmann
• 关键词：Communication impairment ; Fragile X syndrome ; Home videos ; Socio-communicative development ; Speech-language development ; Video analysis
• 刊名：Research in Developmental Disabilities
• 出版年：March, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：35
• 期：3
• 页码：597-602
• 全文大小：302 K

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We investigated the early socio-communicative development of individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) by undertaking a retrospective analysis of family videos. Videos were analyzed to identify existing communicative forms and functions. Analyses were undertaken on seven children who were later diagnosed with FXS. The children were filmed when they were 9-12 months old and before being diagnosed. Fourteen different communicative forms and six different communicative functions were observed. All participants were observed to express the functions of 鈥楢ttention to self鈥?and 鈥楢nswering鈥? but none indicated 鈥楻equesting action鈥? 鈥楻equesting information鈥? 鈥楥hoice making鈥? or 鈥業mitating鈥? Results suggest that children with FXS may have a limited range of communicative forms and functions when they are from 9 to 12 months of age. However, further research is necessary to gain a specific developmental profile of socio-communicative forms and functions in FXS.