INVESTIGATING THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME, AND HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEECH THERAPY

Autors/ores

  • Dimitra Chaldi 1PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece, M.ADS, BSc. S‐LP Speech - Language Therapist, Speech Rehabilitation Institute, Patras, Greece LSVT‐Loud Certified Clinician, Prompt - Bridging Certified Clinician
  • Antonia Karagiannidou MSc. Student at Auditory Processing Disorder-Psychoacoustic Applications, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v10i2.5255

Paraules clau:

Down syndrome, linguistic development, pre-linguistic stage, linguistic mechanisms, speech, and therapy intervention

Resum

Down syndrome is the most common viable numerical chromosomal abnormality, affecting one in every 600 births. It is the most common cause of intellectual disability due to genetic factors. Nearly all individuals with this syndrome have an extra copy of the 21st, leading to cognitive and physical disabilities. Down syndrome can be detected through prenatal screening and is classified into three categories: trisomy 21, mosaicism, and translocation. The main aim of this study is to investigate the linguistic characteristics of people with Down syndrome and demonstrate the value of speech therapy. Statistical analysis shows that the linguistic development of individuals with Down syndrome differs in every subsection from normal development. There are deficiencies not only in their linguistic development (i.e., phonology, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics) but also in many cognitive categories (e.g., memory). Furthermore, this study confirmed the value of speech therapy through personalized intervention. However, we found that the speech therapists who participated in this survey did not have the appropriate expertise. Their knowledge of Down syndrome was good, but they needed a deeper understanding of the syndrome.

 

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  • Dimitra Chaldi, 1PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece, M.ADS, BSc. S‐LP Speech - Language Therapist, Speech Rehabilitation Institute, Patras, Greece LSVT‐Loud Certified Clinician, Prompt - Bridging Certified Clinician

    Dimitra Chaldi, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patra, Greece; M.ADS (Specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis), BSc. S‐LP; Speech - Language Therapist at Speech Rehabilitation Institute, Patra, Greece; LSVT‐Loud Certified Clinician; Prompt - Bridging Certified Clinician; Hanen - It Takes Two to Talk Certified S-LP.

  • Antonia Karagiannidou, MSc. Student at Auditory Processing Disorder-Psychoacoustic Applications, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    Antonia Karagiannidou, MSc. Student at Auditory Processing Disorder-Psychoacoustic Applications, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Speech - Language Therapist at Everybody Talks, Komotini, Greece.

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2024-03-06

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Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (2024)

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