Severe speech impairment is a distinguishing feature of FOXP1-related disorder.
Ruth O BradenDavid J AmorSimon E FisherCristina MeiCandace T MyersHeather MeffordDeepak GillSiddharth SrivastavaLindsay C SwansonHimanshu GoelIngrid Eileen SchefferAngela T MorganPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2021)
FOXP1-related disorder is characterized by a complex speech and language phenotype with prominent dysarthria, broader motor planning and programming deficits, and linguistic-based phonological errors. Diagnosis of the speech phenotype associated with FOXP1-related dysfunction will inform early targeted therapy. What this paper adds Individuals with FOXP1-related disorder have a complex speech and language phenotype. Dysarthria, which impairs intelligibility, is the dominant feature of the speech profile. No participants were receiving speech therapy for dysarthria, but were good candidates for therapy Features of speech apraxia occur alongside persistent phonological errors. Language abilities are low overall; however, expressive language is a relative strength.