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Phonology of Down Syndrome Speakers, Ages 13-22

Kent State University Kent, OH

Janet P. Patterson

Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH

Patricia L. Wildgen

Stow Public Schools Stow, OH

The phonological process and distinctive feature performances of 24 Down syndrome (DS) participants, ages 17-22 were investigated. Only one subject had a history of speech-language intervention. In a second investigation, identical assessment procedures were used with a second sample of 21 Down speakers, ages 13-17, all of whom had histories of speech-language intervention. Comparisons of phonological skills were made across groups to relate performances to age groups, hypotheses that DS speech is delayed or deviant, and methods of assessment (picture-naming imitative naming, or connected samples). Data provide a basis for some conclusions on each issue and reveal characteristics of the speech of older children having DS.

Communication Disorders Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 1, 65-91 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/152574018801200106


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