Publications by authors named "Elena Lopez-Rioboo"
Temporal-sampling theory and language in Down syndrome: An empirical study.
Res Dev Disabil
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Temporal-sampling theory suggests that issues with understanding syllable stress and lexical stress discrimination are key factors in language challenges for children with developmental language disorders and dyslexia.
- This study aimed to evaluate how well this theory explains language difficulties in individuals with Down syndrome compared to peers with other intellectual disabilities.
- Findings indicated that individuals with Down syndrome had higher thresholds for auditory markers and poorer lexical stress discrimination and vocabulary skills, highlighting the potential of temporal-sampling theory for informing language intervention strategies.
Prosodic skills in Spanish-speaking adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome.
Int J Lang Commun Disord
July 2024
Background: Down syndrome (DS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder of genetic origin with a cognitive-behavioural profile that distinguishes it from other syndromes. Within this profile, language difficulties are particularly marked, having been more studied in childhood than in adulthood. More generally, there is a paucity of research on the prosodic skills of individuals with DS, despite the relevance of this linguistic component for effective communication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The phenotype of Down syndrome (DS) is usually characterized by relative strengths in visual skills and severe deficits in auditory processing; this has consequences for language and communication. To date, it is not known whether this pattern characterizes the psycholinguistic profile of young adults with DS.
Aims: This study aimed to assess whether, relative to their cognitive level, young adults with DS present a specific and homogeneous phenotype for both auditory and visual psycholinguistic skills.