scholarly journals Language development and fragile X syndrome: Profiles, syndrome-specificity, and within-syndrome differences

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Abbeduto ◽  
Nancy Brady ◽  
Sara T. Kover
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X

Responsive Parenting as a Target for Telehealth Language Interventions in Fragile X Syndrome: Implications for Scalability and Best Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (04) ◽  
pp. 287-300
Author(s):  
Lauren Bullard ◽  
Leonard Abbeduto
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Child Language ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dyadic Relationship ◽  
Video Teleconferencing ◽  
Treatment Gains ◽  
Speech And Language Development

AbstractThis review highlights the ways in which telehealth procedures can be implemented to help bridge the research-to-practice gap in supporting developmental outcomes for youth with fragile X syndrome (FXS). We review how the literature to date has informed potential treatment targets in the areas of speech and language development with a focus on understanding and supporting the dyadic relationship between the child and their biological mother, who is also impacted biologically. Notably, parental responsivity is an area that is strongly related to child language outcomes, both early and into adolescence, and thus, it is an important treatment target for subsequent interventions. To date, several parent-implemented interventions have been done in FXS across a broad age range (2–17-year-olds) all showing support not only that parents are successful in learning responsive strategies but also that there are subsequent impacts to child language development. Moreover, these interventions were successfully implemented at a distance through telehealth procedures including video teleconferencing and shared recordings of parent–child interactions. This review also addresses potential moderators of treatment gains. Implications for scaling such interventions in the future as well as best practices for incorporating telehealth procedures into future research and intervention programs are also discussed.

Language Development in Fragile X Syndrome: Syndrome-specific Features, Within-syndrome Variation, and Contributing Factors

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Abbeduto ◽  
Andrea McDuffie ◽  
Nancy Brady ◽  
Sara T. Kover
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Contributing Factors

scholarly journals Effect of Recurrent Otitis Media on Language Profile in Children with Fragile X Syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. CMENT.S11157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatem Soliman Badran ◽  
Khairy M. Abulnasr ◽  
Sherien Abd El Hameed Nasser
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Academic Medical Center ◽  
Case Series ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ear Infections ◽  
Recurrent Otitis Media

Objective Language is almost always affected in fragile X syndrome (FXS), and a delay in language acquisition is one of the first characteristics. The aim of this work was to study the effect of recurrent middle ear infections on the language profile in boys with FXS. Study design: Prospective case series. Setting Academic Medical Center. Subjects and Methods The present study was conducted on 30 males, ranging in age from 4–10 years. They were diagnosed as having a full mutation of DNA. The males were divided into two groups: Group A included 15 children with a history of recurrent middle ear infections more than four times per year during the first 4 years of life, and Group B did not have a history of recurrent middle ear infections during the first 4 years of life. Language assessments were done for all participants using the Standardized Arabic Language test. Results Results showed significant delays in language development in children with FXS. Relative strengths in semantics compared to syntax and pragmatics were observed in all boys. The recurrent ear infections of the boys played an important role in the language development delay. The mean of receptive, expressive, and total language age was better and higher among boys without a history of recurrent middle ear infections compared to boys with recurrent middle ear infections. Conclusion Recurrent otitis media in boys with FXS exacerbates the language problems that exist in this syndrome.

scholarly journals Contributions of phonological and verbal working memory to language development in adolescents with fragile X syndrome

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth I. Pierpont ◽  
Erica Kesin Richmond ◽  
Leonard Abbeduto ◽  
Sara T. Kover ◽  
W. Ted Brown
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Verbal Working Memory

scholarly journals A Pilot Quantitative Evaluation of Early Life Language Development in Fragile X Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Reisinger ◽  
Rebecca Shaffer ◽  
Ernest Pedapati ◽  
Kelli Dominick ◽  
Craig Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Early Language ◽  
Early Language Development ◽  
Automated Vocal Analysis ◽  
Analysis System

Language delay and communication deficits are a core characteristic of the fragile X syndrome (FXS) phenotype. To date, the literature examining early language development in FXS is limited potentially due to barriers in language assessment in very young children. The present study is one of the first to examine early language development through vocal production and the language learning environment in infants and toddlers with FXS utilizing an automated vocal analysis system. Child vocalizations, conversational turns, and adult word counts in the home environment were collected and analyzed in a group of nine infants and toddlers with FXS and compared to a typically developing (TD) normative sample. Results suggest infants and toddlers with FXS are exhibiting deficits in their early language skills when compared to their chronological expectations. Despite this, when accounting for overall developmental level, their early language skills appear to be on track. Additionally, FXS caregivers utilize less vocalizations around infants and toddlers with FXS; however, additional research is needed to understand the true gap between FXS caregivers and TD caregivers. These findings provide preliminary information about the early language learning environment and support for the feasibility of utilizing an automated vocal analysis system within the FXS population that could ease data collection and further our understanding of the emergence of language development.

scholarly journals Language Development in Individuals With Fragile X Syndrome

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizbeth H. Finestack ◽  
Erica K. Richmond ◽  
Leonard Abbeduto
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X

scholarly journals Language development in school-age girls with fragile X syndrome

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 974-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sterling ◽  
L. Abbeduto
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
School Age

scholarly journals Expressive language development in adolescents with Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome: change over time and the role of family-related factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura del Hoyo Soriano ◽  
Angela John Thurman ◽  
Danielle Harvey ◽  
Sara T. Kover ◽  
Leonard Abbeduto
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Expressive Language Development ◽  
Over Time
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