LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 7 July 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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Language Learning Disability in Identical Twins

Swapna Sebastian, Ph.D.
Shyamala Chengappa, Ph.D.
Achamma Ballraj, MS., DLO

Abstract

The present study reveals the details of a pair of identical twins with idioglossia and Language Learning disability .The children were evaluated by a multidisciplinary team consisting of an Otorhinolaryngologist, Neurologist, Audiologist, Speech Language Pathologist and Psychologist. Both children showed idioglossia, a history of delayed speech and language milestones, misarticulations and dysgraphia. There was an association between their misarticulations and the spelling errors. It is suggested that oral production is essential for later writing skills to develop. Both the children had exceptionally good skills in Mathematics. Early identification and intervention of twins with language delay is crucial.

Introduction

“Twin language”, called idioglossia, is a well-documented phenomenon among twins. (Lewis & Thompson,1992). Idioglossia also known as Cryptophasia or Autonomous language refers to twin language which describes the way two or more close siblings use words that are largely unintelligible to others. Twins tend to mimic one another’s immature speech patterns. Because both twins are developing at the same rate, they often reinforce each other’s’ communicative attempts and increase their own language. Singletons also use invented words, adult intonation patterns and onomatopoeic expressions during language development, but such utterances usually diminish more quickly as they are not reinforced. Although twin language may sound unintelligible to adults, twins typically understand one another.

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Swapna Sebastian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Audio Vestibular Unit, Department of ENT
Christian Medical College
Vellore- 632004
Tamilnadu
India
swapna_santhosh@yahoo.co.in

Shyamala Chengappa, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Speech Language Pathology
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing
Manasagangothri, Mysore 570 006
Karnataka
India
shyamalakc@yahoo.com

Achamma Ballraj, MS., DLO
Professor
Department of ENT
Christian Medical College
Vellore- 632004
Tamilnadu
India
abalraj@cmcvellore.ac.in
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