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This preliminary study investigates the use of electropalatography (EPG) to diagnose and treat abnormal articulation patterns associated with velar fronting in a 10\u2010year\u2010old girl. Aims: The study measured changes in the accuracy and stability of linguapalatal (tongue\u2010palate) contact patterns during a 14\u2010week course of visual feedback therapy using EPG. Therapy aimed to resolve a pattern of velar fronting whereby targets \/k, g, &amp;#45 \/ had alveolar placement [t, d, n]. Methods &amp; Procedures: The participant was a girl (P) with Down's syndrome aged 10;11 years. P had a moderate\u2010severe speech disorder, which included velar fronting. Her speech was recorded with EPG on three occasions during a 14\u2010week course of therapy: first, before therapy; second, midway through therapy; and third, after therapy. Three analyses were conducted on the EPG data. The first used an EPG classification scheme that identified accuracy of placement for \/t\/ and \/k\/ targets. The second was a centre of gravity measure that detected whether P produced a significant difference between \/t\/ and \/k\/ targets. The third was a variability index that quantified the stability of contact patterns. Outcomes &amp; Results: The results of the EPG classification showed that before therapy, \/t\/ and \/k\/ targets had identical alveolar placement, reflecting the process of velar fronting. The results after therapy showed that 87% of \/k\/ targets had accurate velar placement. The centre of gravity measure showed no difference in contact patterns for \/t\/ and \/k\/ before therapy, but a statistically significant difference at the second and third recordings. The variability index showed stable contact patterns before therapy for \/t\/ and \/k\/ targets, but both became highly unstable midway through therapy, with a return to stability at the third recording. We embed a discussion of P's increased articulation instability during therapy in a recent theoretical framework\u2013dynamic systems\u2013that attempts to account for the emergence of new behavioural forms. Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest that EPG has potential as an effective diagnostic and therapy procedure for articulation errors in people with Down's syndrome. 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