Early Hearing Loss and Language Abilities in Children with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Laws, Glynis; Hall, Amanda
Titel	Early Hearing Loss and Language Abilities in Children with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 49 (2014) 3, S.333-342 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12077
Schlagwörter	Down Syndrome; Children; Speech Impairments; Language Impairments; Hearing Impairments; Language Acquisition; Audiology; Parents; Young Children; Expressive Language; Comprehension; Receptive Language; Speech Skills; Age Differences; Mental Age; Speech Language Pathology; Case Records + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Child; Kind; Kinder; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Audiologie; Eltern; Frühe Kindheit; Verstehen; Verständnis; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geistige Beweglichkeit; Case reports; Fallsammlung
Abstract	Background: Although many children with Down syndrome experience hearing loss, there has been little research to investigate its impact on speech and language development. Studies that have investigated the association give inconsistent results. These have often been based on samples where children with the most severe hearing impairments have been excluded and so results do not generalize to the wider population with Down syndrome. Also, measuring children's hearing at the time of a language assessment does not take into account the fluctuating nature of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome or possible effects of losses in their early years. Aims: To investigate the impact of early hearing loss on language outcomes for children with Down syndrome. Methods & Procedures: Retrospective audiology clinic records and parent report for 41 children were used to categorize them as either having had hearing difficulties from 2 to 4 years or more normal hearing. Differences between the groups on measures of language expression and comprehension, receptive vocabulary, a narrative task and speech accuracy were investigated. Outcomes & Results: After accounting for the contributions of chronological age and nonverbal mental age to children's scores, there were significant differences between the groups on all measures. Conclusions & Implications: Early hearing loss has a significant impact on the speech and language development of children with Down syndrome. Results suggest that speech and language therapy should be provided when children are found to have ongoing hearing difficulties and that joint audiology and speech and language therapy clinics could be considered for preschool children. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10