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.

Tags: 22q13 deletion syndrome, AAC, Communication, Language, Phelan-McDermid syndrome; SHANK3, shank3, Speech