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ArticleJournal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR2023

Comparison of Linguistic Error Production in Conversational Language Among Boys With Fragile X Syndrome + Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic Boys.

Nell Maltman, Elizabeth Hilvert, Laura Friedman, Audra Sterling

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Article in Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. The impact of individual factors on linguistic alignment of autistic boys and their mothers.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nell MaltmanWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.ORCID 0000-0001-7874-9925
Elizabeth HilvertWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Laura FriedmanWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Audra SterlingWaisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Funding

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN MENTAL RETARDATION RESEARCHT32HD007489 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Sigan L Hartley · 1995 to 2026
$6.0M
Waisman Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center Down Syndrome RegistryU54HD090256 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CHANG, QIANG · 2016 to 2020
$6.0M
Interdisciplinary Training in Speech-Language DisordersT32DC005359 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ELLIS-WEISMER, SUSAN · 2002 to 2019
$3.7M
The relationship between language and executive function in DLD and FXS over timeR01DC019092 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI HOOVER, JILL, STERLING, AUDRA MARIE · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
The relationship between language and the brain in neurodevelopmental disordersK23DC016639 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI STERLING, AUDRA MARIE · 2018 to 2020
$511k
Grammatical Development in Boys with Fragile X Syndrome and AutismR03DC011616 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI STERLING, AUDRA MARIE · 2011 to 2013
$438k
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007489NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090256NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC016639NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC019092NIDCD NIH HHS R03 DC011616NIDCD NIH HHS T32 DC005359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeExpressive language impairments are common among school-age boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autistic boys. Given the high co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among individuals with FXS, cross-condition comparisons can elucidate the specificity of such impairments as they relate to ASD. Language samples can provide fruitful information regarding individuals' grammatical skills in less structured formats relative to standardized measures. This study examined grammatical errors produced during a conversational language sample among 20 boys with FXS and co-occurring ASD (FXS + ASD) and 19 autistic boys matched on ASD severity.

methodLanguage samples were coded for omissions and errors at the word and utterance levels. Participants' grammatical errors were also compared to separate mental age-matched and mean length of utterance-matched boys from a reference database.

resultsBoys with FXS + ASD and autistic boys produced similar rates of errors across all categories. Relative to their matched comparison groups, boys with FXS + ASD and autistic boys produced significantly more omissions during conversation.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that omissions may be a unique grammatical marker associated with the ASD phenotype. Further examination of omissions across diagnostic groups would aid in clarifying the specificity of omissions in the language phenotype of ASD.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderFragile X SyndromeHumansLanguageLinguistics

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PMID36599155
PMCPMC10023176
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