Linguistic and Communication Abilities of a Child with Cri du Chat Syndrome. A Case Study

Authors

  • Urszula Jęczeń Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Katedra Logopedii i Językoznawstwa Stosowanego
  • Aleksandra Kalinowska PRACOWNIA GAYA Niepubliczna Specjalistyczna Poradnia Psychologiczno-Pedagogiczna, Garwolin

Keywords:

Cri du Chat syndrome, speech development, communication skills, supporting of development, areas of logopedic measures

Abstract

The present article is a description of the case of a 5.5-year-old boy with Cri du Chat syndrome. The paper seeks to assess the level of speech development and shows linguistic and communicative behaviors exhibited by the child. Despite significant delays in development, the boy is able to communicate with the people around him by means of non-verbal communication as well as alternative and adjunctive (PCS pictures) communication, the chosen ways of communication being effective.

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Published

2020-06-06

How to Cite

Jęczeń, U. and Kalinowska, A. (2020) “Linguistic and Communication Abilities of a Child with Cri du Chat Syndrome. A Case Study”, Logopedia , 49(1), pp. 219–237. Available at: https://logopedia-ptl.pl/index.php/logopedia/article/view/110 (Accessed: 30April2026).

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 1 (2020): Logopedia

Section

Studia przypadków

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