Purpose: This study aimed to describe speech sound development in a group of 18-month-old children with sex chromosome trisomies (SCTs), compared with a group of typically developing (TD) peers. Concurrent and longitudinal relationships between speech sound abilities and lexical development were examined. Method: A group of 76 children aged 18 months, 38 children prenatally diagnosed with SCTs (12 with XXY, 12 with XYY, and 14 with XXX) and 38 TD chil-dren, participated in the study. From video recordings of semistructured natural-istic parent–child play sessions, quantitative and qualitative measures of speech sound development were collected (e.g., the number of consonants, type and place of articulation, and syllable structures used), and group differences were observed. The relationships between the number of consonants produced and vocabulary size at 18 and 24 months were assessed. Results: At 18 months, children with SCTs used a significantly lower number of consonants than TD children. Qualitatively, children with SCTs used significantly fewer articulatory complex consonants (fricative/affricates) and a more restricted inventory of syllable structures. The number of consonants used was significantly correlated with lexical development at 18 months. Moreover, in the SCTs group (but not in the TD group), the children with lower speech sound development at 18 months showed a significantly smaller vocabulary growth between 18 and 24 months than those with higher speech-sound development. Conclusions: Toddlers with SCTs showed a significantly delayed speech sound development pattern rather than an atypical one. Children with SCTs with low speech sound development also showed lower vocabulary growth between 18 and 24 months of age. These results can be clinically relevant for follow-up and treatment planning for children with SCTs.

Capelli, E., Silibello, G., Provera, A., Dall’Ara, F., Ajmone, P., Monti, F., et al. (2023). Speech Sound Development in 18-Month-Old Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomies. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, 32(1), 287-297 [10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00118].

Speech Sound Development in 18-Month-Old Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomies

Scionti N.;Zanchi P.;Vizziello P. G.;Zampini L.
2023

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to describe speech sound development in a group of 18-month-old children with sex chromosome trisomies (SCTs), compared with a group of typically developing (TD) peers. Concurrent and longitudinal relationships between speech sound abilities and lexical development were examined. Method: A group of 76 children aged 18 months, 38 children prenatally diagnosed with SCTs (12 with XXY, 12 with XYY, and 14 with XXX) and 38 TD chil-dren, participated in the study. From video recordings of semistructured natural-istic parent–child play sessions, quantitative and qualitative measures of speech sound development were collected (e.g., the number of consonants, type and place of articulation, and syllable structures used), and group differences were observed. The relationships between the number of consonants produced and vocabulary size at 18 and 24 months were assessed. Results: At 18 months, children with SCTs used a significantly lower number of consonants than TD children. Qualitatively, children with SCTs used significantly fewer articulatory complex consonants (fricative/affricates) and a more restricted inventory of syllable structures. The number of consonants used was significantly correlated with lexical development at 18 months. Moreover, in the SCTs group (but not in the TD group), the children with lower speech sound development at 18 months showed a significantly smaller vocabulary growth between 18 and 24 months than those with higher speech-sound development. Conclusions: Toddlers with SCTs showed a significantly delayed speech sound development pattern rather than an atypical one. Children with SCTs with low speech sound development also showed lower vocabulary growth between 18 and 24 months of age. These results can be clinically relevant for follow-up and treatment planning for children with SCTs.
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speech sound development; sex chromosome trisomies; longitudinal; lexical development
English
5-gen-2023
2023
32
1
287
297
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Capelli, E., Silibello, G., Provera, A., Dall’Ara, F., Ajmone, P., Monti, F., et al. (2023). Speech Sound Development in 18-Month-Old Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomies. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, 32(1), 287-297 [10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00118].
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