Language comprehension in boys with fragile X syndrome and boys with Down syndrome.
Background Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common known inherited cause of intellectual disability, yet very few studies have explored the language comprehension skills of children with FXS. We examined the receptive vocabulary, grammatical morphology and syntax skills of boys with FXS (who wer...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 318 - 327 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr2007
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