Analysis on Morphological Characteristics of Tamil Young Individuals with Down’s Syndrome: Study Based in Ozanam Center for Special Needs, Batticaloa.

Abstract

Down syndrome is a genetic condition resulting from the presence of an extra chromosome 21, which can generate several health problems during the development of the subject. One of these changes is the delay in language development and cognition in the child, who presents a greater deficit in expressive language than in comprehension. This study aims to analyze the morphological characteristics and communication development in Down syndrome among Tamil speaking individuals. In this study, the approach is suggested as a teaching methodology which is Mirror Teaching technique. A total of 30 population of young Downs’ syndromes were selected and analyzed. After this initial analysis, it was identified that more than half of this population made basic errors in their language production and acquisition because of inefficient morphological condition, and this was integrally analyzed. It was found that there is a consensus regarding the presence of a deficit in language development in children with Down syndrome compared to the process of children with typical development. The suggested teaching method was applied for the selected individuals and the improvement of Tamil morphological context was observed. The successful results were obtained, that the mirror teaching technique stimulated and increased their expressive language skills especially, the morphological abilities.