Journal article
Speech Impairments Explain Unique Variance in Adaptive Behavior Skills in Young People With Down Syndrome
American journal of speech-language pathology, v 30(1)
01 Jan 2021
PMID: 33197320
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Abstract
Background: Down syndrome (DS) is a disorder characterized by impairments in global cognitive abilities and adaptive function. In addition, individuals with DS demonstrate pronounced speech and language deficits. However, little is known about the linguistic correlates of impaired adaptive functioning in DS.
Method: Using the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System- Second Edition and the Children's Communication Checklist- Second Edition (CCC-2), this study investigated the unique variance in adaptive skills accounted for by speech and language impairments in individuals with DS (N = 29, M-age = 13.46).
Results: Pearson correlations revealed that a composite of CCC-2 structural language scales, but not pragmatic language scales, was significantly correlated with the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Second Edition Global Adaptive Composite, Conceptual, and Practical domains. Further investigation utilizing hierarchical regression analyses identified only the Speech scale on the CCC-2 as contributing unique variance to the prediction of adaptive behavior scores in the Global Adaptive Composite, Conceptual, and Practical domains.
Conclusion: Speech impairments may serve as flags to identify children with DS who are at risk for adaptive behavior deficits and reinforce the need for speech-language therapies that focus on speech for these individuals.
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- Title
- Speech Impairments Explain Unique Variance in Adaptive Behavior Skills in Young People With Down Syndrome
- Creators
- Catherine Stephan - Drexel UniversityLiv Clasen - Developmental Neurogenomics Unit, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD.Elizabeth Adeyemi - Alabama College of Osteopathic MedicineNancy Raitano Lee - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- American journal of speech-language pathology, v 30(1)
- Publisher
- Amer Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- 1 ZIA MH002794-13; 89-M-0006 / National Institute of Mental Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000614105200018
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85100797646
- Other Identifier
- 991019167768404721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
- Linguistics
- Rehabilitation