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Rebecca Alper, PhD – Slide of the Week

Posted on August 16, 2024

Identifying modifiable sources of variability in early interaction quality is critical to determining intervention need, developing effective caregiver coaching, and improving outcomes.

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged language, Rebecca Alper, Slide of the Week

Boys with fragile X syndrome + autism spectrum disorder and autistic boys show high rates of word omission during conversations

Posted on June 14, 2023

A recent study shows that boys with fragile X syndrome and co-occurring ASD (fragile X + ASD), and autistic boys have similar patterns of linguistic errors and omit more words in conversations compared to non-autistic boys.

Posted in 2023, Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, NewsTagged Audra Sterling, Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, language, Nell Maltman

UCEDD – Slide of the Week

Posted on March 24, 2023

This study examines the relationship between the early identification of hearing loss and language outcomes for deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) children, with bilateral or unilateral hearing loss and with or without additional disabilities.

Posted in Slide of the WeekTagged early hearing diagnosis, expressive vocabulary, hearing loss, language, UCEDD

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