Speech perception and motor control in children with Down syndrome

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-275

  Bunn, Lindsay ^a,b   Roy, Eric A ^a   Elliott, Digby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apraxia; Down syndrome; Gestures; Motor control; Speech

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; APRAXIAS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 34247171631     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040600770738     Document Type: Article

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