The Relation between Gestures and Stuttering in Individuals with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Maessen, Babette; Rombouts, Ellen; Maes, Bea; Zink, Inge
Titel	The Relation between Gestures and Stuttering in Individuals with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 35 (2022) 3, S.761-776 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Maessen, Babette) ORCID (Rombouts, Ellen) ORCID (Maes, Bea) ORCID (Zink, Inge)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12980
Schlagwörter	Down Syndrome; Stuttering; Nonverbal Communication; Children; Adolescents; Incidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Stammer; Stottern; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Vorkommen
Abstract	Background: Evidence shows that neurotypical individuals who stutter use fewer gestures than those who do not stutter. Presently, no research exists about the interaction of stuttering and gestures in individuals with Down syndrome. Method: Twenty-nine individuals with Down syndrome (7-19 years) of whom 16 stuttered and 13 spoke fluently and 20 neurotypical children (3-10 years) of whom 8 stuttered and 12 spoke fluently participated in this study. In spontaneous speech transcriptions, stuttering events and gestures were coded. Results: Comparisons of gesture frequency during stuttered and fluent speech inside the Down syndrome and neurotypical group show that the Down syndrome group uses significantly more gestures during stuttered than during fluent speech while no significant difference is seen in the neurotypical group. Conclusions: There is some preliminary evidence that individuals with Down syndrome try to compensate for their stuttering events, however, analyses on word level are necessary to confirm a successful compensation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01