Is the Age of Developmental Milestones a Predictor for Future Development in Down Syndrome?

ABSTRACT: Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic alteration responsible for intellectual disability, which refers to deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. According to this, individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) reach developmental milestones (e.g., sitting, walking, and babbling) in the same order as their typically developing peers, but later in life. Since developmental milestones are the first blocks on which development builds, the aims of the current study are to: (i) expand the knowledge of developmental milestone acquisition; and (ii) explore the relationship between developmental milestone acquisition and later development. For this purpose 105 children/adolescents with DS were involved in this study, divided in two groups, Preschoolers (n = 39) and School-age

SUBMITTER: Locatelli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8157296 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature