Motor Speech Function in Young Males With Fragile X Syndrome

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Elizabeth F. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Motor Speech ◽  
Young Males

Developmental trajectories of executive functions in young males with fragile X syndrome

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 73-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Hooper ◽  
Deborah Hatton ◽  
John Sideris ◽  
Kelly Sullivan ◽  
Peter A. Ornstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Young Males

Early Intervention Practices and Communication Intervention Strategies for Young Males With Fragile X Syndrome

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny L. Mirrett ◽  
Joanne E. Roberts ◽  
Johanna Price
Keyword(s):  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Auditory Comprehension ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Visually Based

Purpose: This study describes speech-language pathologists’ impressions of the communication difficulties of young males with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and the need for both syndrome-specific and individualized interventions. The findings of a regional study that identified speech-language pathologists’ impressions of the speech, language, and behavioral difficulties experienced by males with FXS and an array of interventions used by speech-language pathologists to improve communication skills for these children are reported. Methods: Fifty-one speech-language pathologists providing intervention for males with FXS ranging in age from 2 to 9 years (mean age=6;3 [years;months]) were interviewed. Results: The majority of the speech-language pathologists reported that boys with FXS exhibit a visually based, experiential or wholistic learning preference. They emphasized the necessity of making environmental accommodations for limited attention span, difficulties with topic and activity transitions, sensory deficits, and low threshold for anxiety. They reported that speech goals focused on slowing rate and increasing precision for verbal children and both low and high levels of assistive technology for nonverbal or minimally verbal children. Language goals focused on listening, auditory comprehension, and narrative/conversation skills. Pragmatic goals emphasized social dialogue, role playing, and topic maintenance. Clinical Implications: This study suggests that young males with FXS present the clinician with a constellation of behaviors and communication impairments that are both syndrome specific and symptom familiar. The specific communication strengths and deficits described by clinicians working with these children are common to many children with speech and language impairments compounded by cognitive deficits. Intervention programs for young boys with FXS should also attend closely to the specific behavioral (e.g., increased anxiety, attention deficits) and sensory "overload" problems they often exhibit before designing a tailored intervention program.

Auditory Brainstem Responses in Young Males With Fragile X Syndrome

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 494-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Roberts ◽  
Elizabeth A. Hennon ◽  
Kathleen Anderson ◽  
Jackson Roush ◽  
Judith Gravel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Auditory Brainstem ◽  
Auditory Brainstem Responses ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Cochlear Function ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Developmental Age ◽  
Brainstem Response

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation resulting in developmental delays in males. Atypical outer ear morphology is characteristic of FXS and may serve as a marker for abnormal auditory function. Despite this abnormality, studies of the hearing of young males with FXS are generally lacking. A few studies have suggested that a significant proportion of individuals with FXS demonstrate prolonged auditory brainstem response (ABR) latencies. The purpose of this study was to determine whether young males with FXS display atypical auditory brainstem function compared to typically developing males when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss are ruled out as possible contributors to atypical findings. Participants were 23 males with FXS, 21 typically developing males who were matched for developmental age, and 17 typically developing males who were matched for chronological age. A battery of tests to assess peripheral hearing, cochlear function, and auditory pathway integrity through the level of the brainstem was completed. Males with FXS were similar to typically developing males who were matched for developmental age level or chronological age level on all measures. They had normal hearing sensitivity and middle ear function and scored similar to the typically developing children on the measures of auditory brainstem pathway integrity. In summary, ABRs in young males with FXS were within normal limits.

Play with objects in young males with fragile X syndrome: A preliminary study

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea McDuffie ◽  
Ashley Oakes ◽  
Wendy Machalicek ◽  
Angela Thurman ◽  
Stephanie Summers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Preliminary Study

Social behavior profile in young males with fragile X syndrome: Characteristics and specificity

2004 ◽  
Vol 126A (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice S.M. Kau ◽  
Elaine Tierney ◽  
Irena Bukelis ◽  
Mariah H. Stump ◽  
Wendy R. Kates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Behavior Profile

A Comparison of Oral Structure and Oral-Motor Function in Young Males With Fragile X Syndrome and Down Syndrome

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 903-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth F. Barnes ◽  
Joanne Roberts ◽  
Penny Mirrett ◽  
John Sideris ◽  
Jan Misenheimer
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Oral Motor ◽  
Oral Motor Function

scholarly journals Sensorimotor gating abnormalities in young males with fragile X syndrome and Fmr1-knockout mice

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
P W Frankland ◽  
Y Wang ◽  
B Rosner ◽  
T Shimizu ◽  
B W Balleine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Knockout Mice ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Sensorimotor Gating ◽  
Young Males

Early Communication, Symbolic Behavior, and Social Profiles of Young Males With Fragile X Syndrome

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne E. Roberts ◽  
Penny Mirrett ◽  
Kathleen Anderson ◽  
Margaret Burchinal ◽  
Eloise Neebe
Keyword(s):  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Individual Variability ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Early Communication ◽  
Expressive Language Development ◽  
One Year ◽  
Relationship Of

This study examined the communication and symbolic behavior profiles of 22 males with fragile X syndrome (FXS) developmentally younger than 28 months and the relationship of these profiles to the children's communication skills one year later. The boys, ranging in age from 21 to 77 months, were tested using the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales and the Reynell Developmental Language Scales. The children showed significant delays and substantial individual variability in their profiles. Overall, they showed relative strengths in verbal and vocal communication and relative weaknesses in gestures, reciprocity, and symbolic play skills. Children who scored higher in communicative functions, vocalizations, verbalizations, and reciprocity scored higher in verbal comprehension one year later. Children with higher scores in verbal communication also scored higher in expressive language development when tested one year later.

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