… on speech difficulties in adults with Down syndrome to identify causes and major determinants
of poor speech … the following MEsH search terms: speech disorders, articulatory apraxia, …

… The number of research articles on speech production in Down syndrome (DS) covered
in this review, grouped in decade intervals since 1950. The number of articles is shown by …

… art information on speech and language development and skills in infants, toddlers, children,
and adolescents with Down syndrome. Research is cited in the areas of early speech and …

… could exacerbate pre-existing communication difficulties in adults with Down syndrome. …
most children with Down syndrome will experience language, speech and literacy difficulties (eg …

… We describe language development in individuals with Down syndrome across four domains:
phonology (or speech), semantics (or vocabulary), syntax (or grammar), and pragmatics (…

… and hypotonia of the speech muscles. While these physiological factors contribute to speech
difficulties, they may not account for the widely reported unintelligibility of speech (Rondal & …

… with Down syndrome, speech production should be assessed in connected speech in …
Importantly, speech assessment should focus on other potential causes of poor intelligibility …

… speech and cognition or language measures suggests that the speech disorder in Down's
syndrome is … Better differential diagnosis of speech disorders in Down's syndrome is required, …

… (a) addressed difficulties in speech fluency in children with Down syndrome and typically …
between difficulties with speech fluency and language skills in children with Down syndrome. …

… Discussion This study has shown that young children with Down syndrome have significant
impairments in oral-motor function. By using a comparison group matched for developmental …