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Case Studies of Three “XXYY” Children
Author(s) -
GARVEY MAUREEN,
KELLETT BRENDA
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682827509011271
Subject(s) - psychology , language disorder , phonological development , developmental psychology , communication disorder , language development , phonological disorder , phonology , linguistics , cognition , neuroscience , philosophy
Summary Three children with XXYY chromosome anomalies whose initial presenting symptom in speech therapy clinic was lack of a phonological system, are studied developmentally, psychologically and socially. Speech and language development are looked at in detail. Similarities and differences in their psycholinguistic abilities are discussed. Speech therapy methods are described. It is concluded that the laying down of kinaesthetic patterns is essential for the development of a phonological system in such children.