SUSCEPTIBILITY TO AND RELEASE FROM MASKING IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

Competitive Supplements/Revisions for the INCLUDE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO AND RELEASE FROM MASKING IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD The proposed research is relevant to public health as it is focused on understanding speech recognition in complex acoustic environments for children with Down syndrome in the context of each child’s audiological, language, and cognitive profile. The results of the proposed experiments will isolate factors associated with successful communication outcomes in less-than-optimal listening environments. This work will is expected to generate practical intervention options that may improve communication outcomes for individuals with Down syndrome.