Abstract Language disorder is a cardinal challenge for children with Down syndrome, and
their learning capacity has been debated. The aim of the current study was to conduct a …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and is
associated with a high rate of autism diagnosis. Language delays have been noted in the …

Background: Practitioners and researchers have asserted for decades that social functioning
is a strength in children with Down syndrome (DS). Nevertheless, some studies have …

This article focuses on the initiatives taken by children and the responses given by
professional adults with regard to the pedagogy of enhancing peer interaction among …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the communication and social interaction
experiences of adolescents with congenital motor speech disorders due to cerebral palsy or …

Background and aims Little is known about how autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms
present in individuals with Down syndrome (DS). Some behaviors may be symptomatic of …

We examined autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk in a large national sample of 203
individuals with Down syndrome, 6–25 years old, to determine the association of ASD risk …

Background Pragmatic skills allow children to use language for social purposes, that is, to
communicate and interact with people. Most children with neurodevelopmental disorders …

Despite the shared presence of an intellectual disability (ID), there is a growing literature
documenting important phenotypic differences between Down syndrome (DS) and fragile X …

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder which is represented by a variety of deficits in all
linguistic domains including phonology. Previous research, mainly conducted in the English …