Mother-child interaction in preverbal children with Down syndrome

J Speech Hear Disord. 1987 May;52(2):179-90. doi: 10.1044/jshd.5202.179.

Abstract

The social-communicative transactions between 5 preverbal children with Down syndrome and their mothers were compared with those of 5 developmentally matched nonretarded child-mother dyads. Although overall similarities were evidenced, between-group differences were observed in the percentage of child-initiated social-communicative signals used and in the levels of contingent maternal responsiveness.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Communication
  • Down Syndrome / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mother-Child Relations*
  • Parents / education
  • Verbal Behavior