Clinical Trial: Functional Communicative Profile of Children With Down Syndrome

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Functional Communicative Profile of Children With Down Syndrome

Brief Summary: The aim of this study was to verify the use of communicative functions by children with DS in two interaction conditions: interaction with therapist and interaction with parent.

Detailed Summary:

Parents and caregivers' engagement on therapeutic process of children with Down syndrome (DS) is important for language and communication development. The identification of the communicative skills presented by these children as well as the context influence in their performance as interlocutors, will contribute to the design of therapeutic interventions.

Pragmatics theories are helpful to language use studies, since it takes into account social and environmental aspects and considers adult-child interaction as a determinant factor for its occurrence.

Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

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Information By: University of Sao Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: February 13, 2009
Date Started: July 2006
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Last Updated: February 13, 2009
Last Verified: February 2009