title: Communication functioning in trisomy 9p.
abstract: The communication patterns of four subjects diagnosed as moderately mentally retarded because of chromosomal abberation Trisomy 9p were investigated. The three children and one adult exhibited expressive language deficits in relation to comprehension and general level of functioning. Generally they used approximations of single words and tended to rely on gestures for expression. Unusual acoustic characteristics of speech were also noted.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D003142:Communication; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D014314:Trisomy