Previous studies of the non‐fluencies noted in Down's syndrome individuals have failed to
take account of the linguistic age and competence of the subjects. The hypothesis of this …

The phonological abilities of two groups of 4–9‐year‐old intellectually impaired Cantonese‐
speaking children are described. Children with Down's syndrome did not differ from matched …

The genetic condition, Down's syndrome, predisposes to the development of a varied and
extensive range of language and speech disorders. Recent diagnostic and therapeutic …

It has been claimed that the development of language in children with Down syndrome is but
a slow-motion replica of the normal course of acquisition, identical in all respects but rate of …

LTHOUGH SOME type of language deficit is characteristic Of most if not all individuals with
mental retardation, there is reason to believe that language is affected in a unique way or to …

SUMMARY A study of 37 severely subnormal children, comparing their language
development with their non‐verbal ability, is described. The test scores obtained by the 17 …

ABSTRACTS Speech samples of 20 adolescents and adults with Down's syndrome were
analysed and compared with speech samples from 20 normal toddlers. Consonant, vowel …

This paper presents an analysis of the speech of five Dutch-speaking adolescent girls with
Down's syndrome. The analysis includes a phonetic analysis, a substitution analysis, and a …

THE language development of the child with Down's syndrome often seems disappointing.
Just as the over-all developmental quotient of these children is relatively high in the first …

We know that the percentage of people with Down's syndrome who show characteristics of
dysfluency is high. Studies such as those by Preus (1973) and Devenny and Silverman …