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2019-11-01
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Elsevier
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Background
The phenotype of Down syndrome (DS) is usually characterized by relative strengths in visual skills and severe deficits in auditory processing; this has consequences for language and communication. To date, it is not known whether this pattern characterizes the psycholinguistic profile of young adults with DS.
Aims
This study aimed to assess whether, relative to their cognitive level, young adults with DS present a specific and homogeneous phenotype for both auditory and visual psycholinguistic skills.
Methods and procedures
Fifty young adults with DS and 50 peers with other intellectual disability (ID) were equated in chronological age and nonverbal cognition and were compared regarding their performance in auditory and visual psycholinguistic functions.
Outcomes and results
Participants with DS showed more phenotypic-specific deficits in auditory psycholinguistic skills than in those involved in visual processing. However, phenotypic-specific impairments in visual psycholinguistic skills were also observed, while no significant between-group differences were found for some auditory psycholinguistic skills.
Conclusions and implications
The psycholinguistic pattern of young adults with DS is not homogeneous with respect to auditory and visual processing. The profile of specific deficits suggests that the educative support for young adults with DS may need to be specific.
Descripción
This is the Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in "Research in Developmental Disabilities" on Nov 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103460
Este es el manuscrito aceptado de un artículo publicado por Elsevier en "Research in Developmental Disabilities" en Nov 2019, disponible en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103460
Financiación: The manuscript was proofread using funds from the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, UNED.
Este es el manuscrito aceptado de un artículo publicado por Elsevier en "Research in Developmental Disabilities" en Nov 2019, disponible en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103460
Financiación: The manuscript was proofread using funds from the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, UNED.
Categorías UNESCO
Palabras clave
Down syndrome, intellectual disability, adults, psycholinguistic profile, auditory processing, visual processing
Citación
Elena López-Riobóo, Pastora Martínez-Castilla, Psycholinguistic profile of young adults with Down syndrome, Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 94, 2019, 103460, ISSN 0891-4222, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2019.103460
Centro
Facultad de Psicología
Departamento
Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación