BACKGROUND: Recent advances in medical care have increased life expectancy and
improved the quality of life for people with Down syndrome (DS). These advances are the …

Background A significant proportion of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience
speech, language and communication difficulties which are associated with poor physical …

Purpose: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) often show reduced speech intelligibility,
which affects their social interaction skills. This study aims to establish the main predictors of …

The goal of this research was to assess the support for motor speech disorders as
explanatory constructs to guide research and treatment of reduced intelligibility in persons …

Purpose A single-word identification test was used to study speech production in children
and adults with Down syndrome (DS) to determine the developmental pattern of speech …

Although there is substantial rationale for a motor component in the speech of persons with
Down syndrome (DS), there presently are no published estimates of the prevalence of …

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine how the speech disorder profiles in Down
syndrome (DS) relate to reduced intelligibility, atypical overall quality, and impairments in …

Background This study investigated the effect of speech therapy in a heterogeneous group
of adults with intellectual disability. Method Thirty‐six adults with mild and moderate …

Purpose Stuttering may disrupt the speech of individuals with Down syndrome (DS), but
standard stuttering therapies may be less adapted to these clients' needs. This study …

Introduction: There are various types of clefts of the primary and secondary palate and
various degrees of severity. Despite the relatively long history of palatal surgery, little …