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A pilot quantitative evaluation of early life language development in Fragile X Syndrome

Topic:

Fragile X

Authors:

Reisinger, Shaffer, Pedapati, Dominick, Erickson

Journal/Publication:

Brain Sciences

Year:

2019
Participant Age Range:
17 –
58 months

Sample Size:

9

Participant Language:

NR

Abstract:

Language delay and communication deficits are a core characteristic of the fragile X syndrome (FXS) phenotype. To date, the literature examining early language development in FXS is limited potentially due to barriers in language assessment in very young