TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental State Language Development in Children With Down Syndrome Versus Typical Development
AU - Channell, Marie Moore
AU - Sandstrom, Linnea E.
AU - Harvey, Danielle
N1 - We first thank all the families who participated, as well as the students and staff who assisted with this research. We also acknowledge the contributions of DS-Connectt (The Down Syndrome Registry), which is supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the University of Alabama Intellectual Disabilities Participant Registry for recruitment of the sample with Down syndrome. This research was also supported by the National Institutes of Health through Grants R03HD083596 (PI: Channell) and P50HD103526 (PI: Abbeduto), and by the University of Illinois Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research through Campus Research Board Grant RB19099 (PI: Channell). Finally, we thank Co-Investigator Dr. Leonard Abbeduto for his ongoing research guidance.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - This study compared mental state language (talk about emotions, thoughts, intentions, etc.) used by 6- to 11-year-old children with Down syndrome (DS) to a younger typically developing (TD) comparison group matched by nonverbal cognition. We aimed to determine (1) whether mental state language use is delayed in DS relative to developmental expectations, and (2) if there are differences between groups in the association between mental state language and developmental factors (emotion knowledge, expressive language). Rate of mental state language use was significantly lower in the group with DS, but the number of different mental state terms was not significantly different. Nuanced patterns of similarity and difference emerged between groups regarding the association between mental state language and other developmental factors.
AB - This study compared mental state language (talk about emotions, thoughts, intentions, etc.) used by 6- to 11-year-old children with Down syndrome (DS) to a younger typically developing (TD) comparison group matched by nonverbal cognition. We aimed to determine (1) whether mental state language use is delayed in DS relative to developmental expectations, and (2) if there are differences between groups in the association between mental state language and developmental factors (emotion knowledge, expressive language). Rate of mental state language use was significantly lower in the group with DS, but the number of different mental state terms was not significantly different. Nuanced patterns of similarity and difference emerged between groups regarding the association between mental state language and other developmental factors.
KW - Down syndrome
KW - language
KW - mental state language
KW - perspective taking
KW - social cognition
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U2 - 10.1352/1944-7558-127.6.495
DO - 10.1352/1944-7558-127.6.495
M3 - Article
C2 - 36306411
AN - SCOPUS:85141004217
SN - 1944-7515
VL - 127
SP - 495
EP - 510
JO - American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities
JF - American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities
IS - 6
ER -