European Consensus Recommendations on Communication, Language and Speech in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome

Phelan-McDermid syndrome is a genetic condition primarily caused by a deletion on the 22q13.3 region or a likely pathogenic/pathogenic variant of SHANK3. The main features comprise global developmental delay, marked impairment or absence of speech, and other clinical characteristics to a variable degree, such as hypotonia or psychiatric comorbidities.

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Communication; 2016

Audrey Thurm, PhD presented on communication in individuals with PMS, in a talk entitled “Let’s Talk about More than Just Talking: Language, Communication, and Social Behavior in PMS”. This presentation provided an overview of important definitions as well as current literature on language, communication, and social communication in PMS.

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