BACKGROUND: children with Down's Syndrome show a retard in language acquisition and develop inarticulateness distress. This delay has been attributed to the physical and environmental characteristics that have a negative impact on the development process. Characterizing articulation aspects of subjects with Down Syndrome may provide a better understanding of the changes addressed in rehabilitation in their different ways and contribute to the development therapy. For this reason, we decided to focus in greater depth in one of the most important communication aspects, the articulation. PURPOSE: characterize the inarticulateness distress found in subjects with Down Syndrome by means of a literature review, focusing on the importance of early intervention before such circumstances. CONCLUSION: lack of stimulation or late treatment will affect the development phonoarticulatory, thus, through early intervention it will be possible to obtain better results, causing major problems to become minimal disturbances.
Down Syndrome; Speech Disorders; Diagnosis