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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

  • Children with Down syndrome (DS) often experience impaired communication due to challenges in phonological, syntactic, and semantic language aspects.
  • These children tend to use gestures communicatively for extended periods compared to typically developing (TD) children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the communicative performance (verbal, oral, gestural) of children with DS in play settings with a speech-language therapist and a caregiver.
  • To analyze the effectiveness of different communication modalities in children with DS during social interactions.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 28 children with Down syndrome was conducted.
  • Data was collected during two distinct play situations: interaction with a speech-language therapist and interaction with a primary caregiver.
  • Pragmatic theories guided the analysis, with statistical significance determined by Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and Wilcoxon tests.

Main Results:

  • Verbal communication was predominantly used during interactions with caregivers.
  • Gestural communication was more frequently employed during interactions with speech-language therapists.
  • Children with DS utilized gestures to maintain communication even when verbal output was limited.

Conclusions:

  • Play interactions with caregivers appear more effective for children with DS, leveraging their stronger verbal communication skills.
  • Despite reduced verbal output with speech-language therapists, children with DS successfully communicated using gestures, demonstrating resilience in their communicative efforts.
  • The study highlights the importance of multimodal communication strategies for children with Down syndrome.