Journal article
Speech and language in children with Klinefelter syndrome
M St John, C Ponchard, O van Reyk, C Mei, L Pigdon, DJ Amor, AT Morgan
Journal of Communication Disorders | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Speech and language deficits are frequent in males with Klinefelter syndrome (KS), yet the research base is slim and specific strengths and deficits in communication have not been well characterised. Nor have studies examined communication abilities across a wide age-range from infancy to adolescence. Objective: To characterise communication in children and adolescents with KS. Method: Twenty-six males, aged 1;1–17;4 years, took part in the study. Oromotor, speech, language, literacy and pragmatic abilities were assessed. Results: Communication impairment was seen in 92% of cases (24/26), with salient findings being impairments in social-pragmatic language (15/18; 83%), language-..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Speech and Language [#1116976] and NHMRC Project grant [#APP1127144], awarded to AM, DA. The work was also supported by NHMRC Career Development Award [#607315] and Practitioner Fellowship [#1105008], awarded to AM. This work was supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Programme. The authors report no disclosures relevant to the manuscript.