Association between adaptive behaviour and age in adults with Down syndrome without dementia: examining the range and severity of adaptive behaviour problems

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 689-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. T. Makary ◽  
R. Testa ◽  
B. J. Tonge ◽  
S. L. Einfeld ◽  
C. Mohr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Behaviour Problems

Adaptive behaviour, executive function and employment in adults with Down syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Tomaszewski ◽  
D. Fidler ◽  
D. Talapatra ◽  
K. Riley
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour

scholarly journals The Surplus Effect in Adaptive Behaviour in Down Syndrome: What Can Promote It?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1188
Author(s):  
Anastasia Dressler ◽  
Valetina Perelli ◽  
Margherita Bozza ◽  
Stefania Bargagna ◽  
Franz Benninger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Adaptive Skills ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales ◽  
Inclusive Schooling ◽  
The Impact

Background: In Down syndrome (DS), adaptive behaviour often shows a “surplus effect” (i.e., higher adaptive abilities than expected from cognitive skills). As inclusive schooling has become mandatory in Italy, we studied the impact of school inclusion on the surplus effect of adaptive behaviour in adult DS, considering potential confounding factors such as parental education. Methods: All consecutive DS individuals from three different sites were queried prospectively regarding type of schooling (inclusive and non-inclusive). Demographic data were documented; cognitive abilities and adaptive behaviour were assessed (Coloured Progressive Matrices and Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales). The aim was to establish the presence of a surplus effect in adaptive behaviour, primarily in the overall level and secondarily in the main domains and subdomains. A multivariable-adjusted logistic regression model was used for the association of schooling, and parental education. Results: The majority (65%) showed a surplus effect in adaptive behaviour and had attended inclusive schools (85%). Higher adaptive skills as well as early and longer functional treatment programmes were more readily available for younger individuals. In the group of inclusive schooling, the surplus effect on overall adaptive behaviour was present in 70% as opposed to 38% in the group without inclusive schooling, significant when adjusted for gender and maternal education. This was also observed in socialisation, written, and community, and after adjustment in playing and leisure time. Conclusions: Adaptive behaviour showed a surplus effect in the majority of DS adults, even more so after inclusive schooling. Younger adults showed higher adaptive skills. Moreover, female gender and higher maternal educational level significantly enhanced this surplus effect.

scholarly journals Differences between children with Down syndrome and typically developing children in adaptive behaviour, executive functions and visual acuity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine de Weger ◽  
F. Nienke Boonstra ◽  
Jeroen Goossens
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Distant Visual Acuity ◽  
Near Visual Acuity

AbstractIn children with Down syndrome (DS) development of visual, motor and cognitive functions is atypical. It is unknown whether the visual impairments in children with DS aggravate their lag in cognitive development. Visual impairment and developmental lags in adaptive behaviour and executive functions were assessed in 104 children with DS, 2–16 years, by comparing their adaptive behaviour, executive functions and visual acuity (distant and near) scores against published age-matched norm scores of typically developing children. Associations between these lags were explored. Mean (± SEM) differences to age-matched norms indicated reduced performance in DS: Vineland Screener questionnaire, − 63 ± 3.8 months; task-based Minnesota Executive Function Scale (MEFS), − 46.09 ± 2.07 points; BRIEF-P questionnaire, 25.29 ± 4.66 points; BRIEF parents’ and teachers’ questionnaire, 17.89 ± 3.92 points and 40.10 ± 3.81 points; distant and near visual acuity, 0.51 ± 0.03 LogMAR and 0.63 ± 0.03 LogMAR (near − 0.11 ± 0.04 LogMAR poorer than distant). Adaptive behaviour (Vineland-S) correlated with the severity of visual impairment (r = − 0.396). Children with DS are severely impaired in adaptive behaviour, executive functions and visual acuities (near visual acuity more severely impaired than distant visual acuity). Larger impairment in adaptive behaviour is found in children with larger visual impairment. This supports the idea that visual acuity plays a role in adaptive development.

scholarly journals Links between sleep and daytime behaviour problems in children with Down syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Esbensen ◽  
E. K. Hoffman ◽  
D. W. Beebe ◽  
K. C. Byars ◽  
J. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Daytime Behaviour
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