title: Fluency aspects of oral narrative task in del22q11.2 syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the fluency aspects of the oral narrative task in individuals with del22q11.2 syndrome and compare them with those of individuals with typical language development.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen individuals diagnosed with del22q11.2 syndrome, both genders, aged 7-17 years participated in this study. They were compared with 15 individuals with typical language development, with similar gender and chronological age profiles. The oral narrative was elicited using the book "Frog, Where Are You?", and the fluency aspects were analyzed according to speech rate and type and frequency of disfluency (typical and stuttering). The number and duration of pauses were also investigated. The data were statistically analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The group with del22q11.2 syndrome showed a higher average when compared with the group without the syndrome for the percentage of typical disfluencies, mainly hesitation and revision. The group presenting the syndrome also showed a higher average for stuttering disfluencies, with pause as the most frequent disfluency. With respect to speech rate, the group with the syndrome presented a lower average for the number of words and syllables per minute. Individuals with del22q11.2 syndrome showed greater difficulties of narration than their peers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fluency aspects of the oral narrative task in subjects with del22q11.2 syndrome were similar to those of individuals with typical language development regarding the presence of hesitation, revision, and pause, but they were different with respect to frequency of disfluency, which was higher in individuals with the syndrome.
authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP - Marília (SP), Brasil.
authors: Amanda Oliveira
authors: AO
authors: Santos
authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP - Marília (SP), Brasil.
authors: Natalia Freitas
authors: NF
authors: Rossi
authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP - Rio Claro (SP), Brasil.
authors: Maria da Conceição Faria Freitas
authors: Mda C
authors: Tandel
authors: Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais - Bauru (SP), Brasil.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Richieri-Costa
authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP - Marília (SP), Brasil.
authors: Célia Maria
authors: CM
authors: Giacheti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D033262:Narration; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013342:Stuttering / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology