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Title: | Is the good-imitator-poor-talker profile syndrome-specific in Down syndrome at preschool age?: Evidence from standardised imitation and language measures | Authors: | VANVUCHELEN, Marleen Feys, H. De Weerdt, W. |
Issue Date: | 2011 | Source: | Research in developmental disabilities, 32 (1), p. 148-157 | Abstract: | The emergence of the Down syndrome (DS) behavioural phenotype during early development may be of great importance for early intervention. The main goal of this study was to investigate the good-imitator-poor-talker developmental profile in DS at preschool age. Twenty children with Down syndrome (DS; mean nonverbal mental age NMA 1 y10m) and 15 children with non-specific mental retardation (NS-MR; mean NMA 1 y11 m) participated in this study. The Preschool Imitation and Praxis Scale (PIPS) and the Dutch version of the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventories (N-CDI) were used to determine absolute and relative (contrasted to a nonverbal mental age reference) imitation and language abilities. Results revealed that there was clear evidence for a good-imitator-poor-talker profile in preschoolers with DS. However, only the advanced bodily imitation ability seems to be syndrome-specific. Clinical implications of these findings are considered. | Keywords: | Behavioural phenotype; Developmental profile; Imitation; Language; Down Syndrome; Non-specific mental retardation; Preschool Imitation and Praxis Scale (PIPS) | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/13247 | ISSN: | 0891-4222 | e-ISSN: | 1873-3379 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.09.010 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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