The relation between spontaneous hand gestures, stuttering and intelligibility in individuals with Down syndrome.
Babette Maessen
When?
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 10:00
Online access
The research webinar can be accessed through the following link: https://meet.kuleuven.be/babette.maessen/83GSGLT8
Abstract
Individuals with Down syndrome often present with language production problems wherefore they are able to compensate with spontaneous hand gestures.
These individuals also often present which stuttering but it is unknown if they are able to use gestures to compensate for these speech problems.
Therefore, we investigate the gesture-speech relationship in individuals with Down syndrome who stutter and the effect these gestures might have on their speech intelligibility.
In this research seminar, I will present the results of two of our studies involving stuttering in individuals with Down syndrome.
I will also inform you about our new study concerning the effect of gesture on the intelligibility of stuttering events in individuals with Down syndrome.
Please reply to this email if you are planning to attend the presentation.
In order to comply with current Covid-19 regulations, this research seminar has been converted to a webinar. Only the supervisory committee and the presenting PhD student are allowed to attend the seminar in person, if it is desirable. Thank you for your understanding.
