Impaired Language Abilities and Pre-Linguistic Communication Skills in a Child with a Diagnosis of Galactosaemia

Autor/inn/en	Lewis, Fiona M.; Coman, David J.; Syrmis, Maryanne; Kilcoyne, Sarah; Murdoch, Bruce E.
Titel	Impaired Language Abilities and Pre-Linguistic Communication Skills in a Child with a Diagnosis of Galactosaemia
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 183 (2013) 12, S.1747-1757 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2012.751101
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Impairments; Communication Skills; Genetic Disorders; Metabolism; Young Children; Males; Auditory Perception; Comprehension; Language Skills; Case Studies; Australia; Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Preschool Language Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Kommunikationsstil; Stoffwechsel; Frühe Kindheit; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Verstehen; Verständnis; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Australien
Abstract	Variable language outcomes have been reported in children with the metabolic disorder galactosaemia (GAL), but these outcomes do not appear to be related to the severity of symptoms in the neonatal period, compliance with the non-dairy diet, or IQ. Currently, there is no means by which at-risk children with GAL can be identified early to initiate proactive language support. This case-control study aimed to provide preliminary data on pre-linguistic communication skills and current language skill performance in a male school-aged child with the disorder. Although the child's cognitive skills were in the average range, he presented with significantly reduced auditory comprehension skills and reduced skills across a number of pre-linguistic behaviours known to predict subsequent language skill development. The findings suggest that further investigation of early-developing pre-linguistic communication skills in children with GAL is warranted, in particular, prospective monitoring of emergent pre-linguistic communication skills in infants with the disorder. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10