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Peter B. Marschik, Ralf Vollmann, Katrin D. Bartl-Pokorny, Vanessa A. Green, Larah van der Meer, Thomas Wolin, Christa Einspieler
(2014).
Developmental profile of speech-language and communicative functions in an individual with the Preserved Speech Variant of Rett syndrome.
Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 17(4), 284-290.
Informa UK Limited.
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19 Jul 2013
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10.3109/17518423.2013.783139
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Peter B. Marschik,
Ralf Vollmann,
Katrin D. Bartl-Pokorny,
Vanessa A. Green,
Larah van der Meer,
Thomas Wolin,
Christa Einspieler
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- Developmental Neurorehabilitation
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- 17(4), 284-290
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- article
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- Informa UK Limited
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We assessed various aspects of speech-language and communicative functions of an individual with the preserved speech variant of Rett syndrome (RTT) to describe her developmental profile over a period of 11 years. METHODS: For this study, we incorporated the following data resources and methods to assess speech-language and communicative functions during pre-, peri- and post-regressional development: retrospective video analyses, medical history data, parental checklists and diaries, standardized tests on vocabulary and grammar, spontaneous speech samples and picture stories to elicit narrative competences. RESULTS: Despite achieving speech-language milestones, atypical behaviours were present at all times. We observed a unique developmental speech-language trajectory (including the RTT typical regression) affecting all linguistic and socio-communicative sub-domains in the receptive as well as the expressive modality. CONCLUSION: Future research should take into consideration a potentially considerable discordance between formal and functional language use by interpreting communicative acts on a more cautionary note.
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