Referential communication in Down syndrome : Assessment and remediation program

Referential communication focuses on the reference process which consists in using words in order to describe objects called "referents". The ability of someone to give information regarding what he sees, thinks or feels as well as his ability to understand messages that he hears slowly develops between 6 and 11 years-old in normally developing children. Development of these abilities in Down syndrome children is much more difficult as these children seem to be relatively insensitive to the interlocutor needs in a situation of communication