Speech fluency in fragile X syndrome.
The present study investigated the dysfluencies in the speech of nine French speaking individuals with fragile X syndrome. Type, number, and loci of dysfluencies were analysed. The study confirms that dysfluencies are a common feature of the speech of individuals with fragile X syndrome but also indicates that the dysfluency pattern displayed is not identical to developmental stuttering. To what extent the pattern of dysfluency in individuals with fragile X syndrome is syndrome specific is not yet clear.
Van Borsel
John
J
Ghent University Hospital, ENT department, Logopedie en Audiologie, Ghent, Belgium. john.vanborsel@ugent.be
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Orianne
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Rondal
Jean
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012660:Semantics; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013342:Stuttering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics