Macrostructural Narrative Language of Adolescents and Young Adults With Down Syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome
Macrostructural Narrative Language of Adolescents and Young Adults With Down Syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome
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DOI：
10.1044/1058-0360(2011/10-0095
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发表时间：
2012-02-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Abbeduto, Leonard
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作者：
Finestack, Lizbeth H.;Palmer, Meghan;Abbeduto, Leonard
目的：为了更好地了解语言能力，表达的宏观结构叙事语言能力的言语表达的青少年和年轻的成年人与唐氏综合征（DS）和那些与脆性X综合征（FXS）进行了examined.Method：作者评估了24名青少年和年轻的成年人与DS，12名男性青少年和年轻的成年人与FXS，和21名年龄较小的儿童与典型的发展（TD）。使用叙事评分方案在宏观结构水平上评估叙事样品（Heilmann，米勒，Nockerts，& Dunaway，2010）。三组比较使用（a）非语言的心理年龄匹配的全样本，（B）一个子集的参与者单独匹配的非语言的心理年龄，和（c）一个子集的参与者单独匹配的平均长度的话语。结果：研究分析显示，DS和FXS组显着优于TD组在有限数量的叙事评分计划措施。DS和FXS groups.Conclusions之间没有显着差异出现：该研究的结果表明，宏观结构的叙事语言的某些方面可能是相对优势的青少年和年轻的成年人与DS和那些与FXS。这些结果可用于为这些人群创建更细致入微和知情的评估和干预方法。
Purpose: To gain a better understanding of language abilities, the expressive macrostructural narrative language abilities of verbally expressive adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome (DS) and those with fragile X syndrome (FXS) were examined.Method: The authors evaluated 24 adolescents and young adults with DS, 12 male adolescents and young adults with FXS, and 21 younger children with typical development (TD). Narrative samples were assessed at the macrostructural level using the narrative scoring scheme (Heilmann, Miller, Nockerts, & Dunaway, 2010). Three group comparisons were made using (a) the full sample matched on nonverbal mental age, (b) a subset of the participants individually matched on nonverbal mental age, and (c) a subset of participants individually matched on mean length of utterance.Results: Study analyses revealed that the DS and FXS groups significantly outperformed the TD group on a limited number of narrative scoring scheme measures. No significant differences emerged between the DS and FXS groups.Conclusions: The study's results suggest that some aspects of macrostructural narrative language may be relative strengths for adolescents and young adults with DS and those with FXS. These results can be used to create more nuanced and informed approaches to assessment and intervention for these populations.