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However, little is known about the linguistic correlates of impaired adaptive functioning in DS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System\u2013Second Edition and the Children's Communication Checklist\u2013Second Edition (CCC-2), this study investigated the unique variance in adaptive skills accounted for by speech and language impairments in individuals with DS (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>= 29,<jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>age<\/jats:sub>= 13.46).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pearson correlations revealed that a composite of CCC-2 structural language scales, but not pragmatic language scales, was significantly correlated with the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System\u2013Second Edition Global Adaptive Composite, Conceptual, and Practical domains. 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