scholarly journals Delays in Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1904-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roksana Malak ◽  
Anna Kostiukow ◽  
Agnieszka Krawczyk-Wasielewska ◽  
Ewa Mojs ◽  
Włodzimierz Samborski
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome

scholarly journals The Role of Sensorial Integration in Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol XIX (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Mihaela Anghel
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Sensory Stimulation ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Combination Strategies ◽  
Sensory Motor ◽  
Syndrome Child

One of the reasons behind the choice of the topic is that this problem of sensory-motor development in children with physical and mental deficiencies, especially in children with Down syndrome, is not sufficiently known and studied, sensory-motor development representing an important factor in their physical and social development. The reason I chose this theme and the theoretical basis from which I started was to improve the psychomotor behaviors through sensory stimulation. The assumptions we went into the research were: 1. If we use different sensory combination strategies, the Down Syndrome will be able to compensate for the psycho-motor disorders; 2. If we apply sensory stimuli to the Down Syndrome child, then there will be ameliorations of the underlying motor conduction. The research presents a case study of a 6 year and six mouth old child diagnosed with Down syndrome. The location of the study was carried out at the "Delfinul" day center of the Betania Association.

Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome: A Review of the Literature

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. Block
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Sensory Deficits ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

The effects of Down syndrome (DS) on motor development have been widely reported over the years, particularly with the profusion of research in the past 10 years. Although more research is needed to fully understand the relationship between DS and motor development, there is a need to synthesize the current findings. Henderson (1985, 1986) and Reid (1985) reviewed the literature regarding the motor development of children with DS. While Henderson’s review was extremely well done, certain recent studies can add to our understanding of the motor characteristics of these children. Furthermore, Henderson did not examine factors such as cardiac, anatomical, and sensory deficits that can affect motor development. Therefore this paper reviews the extant literature regarding the motor development of children with DS in terms of health and medical conditions that can affect this development as well as the motor development of infants and all others with DS. Finally, implications for future research and programming are discussed.

A Pilot Study of a Parent-Mediated, Web-Based Motor Skill Intervention for Children With Down Syndrome: Project SKIP

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Amanda Young ◽  
Seán Healy ◽  
Lisa Silliman-French ◽  
Ali Brian
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Ball Skills

To inform the development of scalable and sustainable fundamental motor skill interventions for children with Down syndrome, this study examined the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of Project Skill Intervention Implemented by Parents (Project SKIP), a web-based, parent-mediated intervention intended to improve ball skills among children with Down syndrome. Twenty-four families enrolled in the study (including 13 boys and 11 girls; Mage = 4.92). Fourteen children were assigned to an experimental group and participated in the 6-week intervention, and 10 children served as the inactive comparison group. The Test of Gross Motor Development-3 was administered preintervention and postintervention. In addition, parents of children in the experimental group completed a postintervention survey to assess their perceptions of Project SKIP. Following the intervention, there was a significant improvement in ball skills (p = .023, d = 0.86) for children in the experimental group, whereas the comparison group did not show significant improvement. Moreover, parents perceived Project SKIP to be feasible and effective; all parents reported being satisfied with their overall experience in the program, and 11 parents indicated that their child’s fundamental motor skills were positively influenced by the intervention. Engagement was high, with the majority of parents (n = 8, 57%) interacting with Project SKIP content three to four times a week.

Parents’ Perceptions of Motor Interventions for Infants and Toddlers with Down Syndrome

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kristi Sayers ◽  
Jo E. Cowden ◽  
Claudine Sherrill
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Research ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Home Based

The purpose of the study was to analyze parents’ perceptions of their participation in a university-directed, parent-implemented, home-based pediatric strength intervention program as (a) one approach to evaluating the effectiveness of a program conducted over a 4-year period with families of infants and toddlers with Down syndrome and (b) a means of deriving guidelines for future early intervention programs. Participants were 22 parents from 11 families of children with Down syndrome; the children ranged in age from 6 to 42 months. Participatory evaluation research, semistructured audio recorded home interviews, and qualitative content analysis were used. The results indicated that the parents (a) perceived themselves as being empowered to implement the program, (b) perceived their expectations about improved motor development of their children had been met, and (c) perceived the program was worthwhile. The parents’ perceptions provided meaningful evaluation data that enabled the development of guidelines for future pediatric strength intervention programs.

Sleep disordered breathing in children with Down Syndrome: impact on motor development

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Anna Theresa Weber ◽  
Camila Castro Correa ◽  
Karine Silveira Machado ◽  
Deuzilene Costa Sousa ◽  
Leticia Campos
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Sleep Disordered Breathing ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Disordered Breathing

scholarly journals Evaluation of functional capabilities in children with Down Syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desirée F. Scapinelli ◽  
Érica Martinho Salvador Laraia ◽  
Albert Schiaveto de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Motor Delay ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Functional Capabilities

Abstract Introduction: Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by mental retardation of varying degrees and is one of the most commonly found chromosomal aberrations, presenting motor delay such as muscular hypotonic, balance disorders, motor coordination and gait changes. Objective: To evaluate the functional capabilities in children with Down syndrome through the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Methods: 20 children of both sexes, 10 with normal motor development (Control group) and 10 with Down syndrome. The functional capabilities were evaluated by PEDI (part I: functional capabilities, part II and III: caregiver assistance and change in environment) through interviews with caregivers. Results: Significant differences were observed in Part I, regarding functional capabilities in self-care (p = 0.0007), mobility (p = 0.0007) and social function (p = 0.0002), and in Part II, regarding caregiver assistance, the domains of self-care and mobility had p <0.0001 and p = 0.001. In Part III, changes in environment were more frequent when related to Down group. Conclusion: The Down syndrome group has lower functional performance in both functional capabilities and caregiver assistance, when compared to control group. However, it is clear that this questionnaire provides subsidies to make an early stimulation treatment in order to perform daily skills with the least possible help from their caregivers.

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