American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol.19 135-142 May 2010. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2009/09-0018)
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Relationships Between Early Gestures and Later Language in Children With Fragile X Syndrome

Jennifer L. Flenthrope
Nancy C. Brady
University of Kansas, Lawrence

Contact author: Nancy C. Brady, University of Kansas, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders, 1000 Sunnyside Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045. E-mail: nbrady{at}ku.edu.

Purpose: The authors hypothesized that significant positive relationships would exist between early gesture use and later language attainments in children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), as has been reported in studies with other populations.

Method: Participants were young children with FXS and limited expressive language (21 boys, 4 girls), divided into 2 subgroups based on the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS; Schopler, Reichler, & Renner, 1988) scores. Data were collected when participants were about 2 years of age and again when they were about 5 years of age. Communication was assessed through the analysis of video samples obtained in the children's homes for both observation periods. Correlational analyses were completed between early prelinguistic communication and later verbal communication scores for all participants and for children with high (>30) versus low (<30) scores on the CARS.

Results: Although no significant relationships were found between prelinguistic gesture use and language outcomes for the group of children as a whole, significant negative correlations were found for the group of children who had high CARS scores.

Conclusions: These outcomes did not support the authors' initial hypotheses. It was concluded that extensive use of developmentally early gestures by children with FXS who also have many symptoms of autism may not be a positive indicator of later language.

Key Words: fragile X, gestural communication, autism spectrum disorders


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