Quantification of vocal tract configuration of older children with Down syndrome: A pilot study

Our pilot study investigated if children with Down syndrome engaged in the recommended 60 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day. Twenty-three children with Down syndrome (7 girls, 16 boys; mean age 11.7 years, SD = 3.1) wore a triaxial accelerometer for 7 consecutive days to measure their activity levels. The average daily MVPA undertaken was 104.5 min (SD = 35.3 min). Only 8 of 19 children (42.1%) completed at least 60 min of MVPA each day. Lower amounts of activity were associated with older children (r = -.67, p < .01). Parents, teachers, and health professionals need to encourage children with Down syndrome to take part in more frequent MVPA.

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Phonological Development in School-Aged Kuwaiti Arabic Children with Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Journal of Communication Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106128 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 106128

Author(s):

Hadeel Ayyad ◽

Sanaa AlBustan ◽

Fatema Ayyad

Keyword(s):

Down Syndrome ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Phonological Development ◽

Children With Down Syndrome

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Growth Patterns of Thai Children with Down Syndrome from Birth to 5 Years

Journal of Pediatric Genetics ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1713432 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Naiyana Boontan ◽

Kitiwan Rojnueangnit

Keyword(s):

Down Syndrome ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Retrospective Review ◽

Specific Growth ◽

Growth Patterns ◽

University Hospital ◽

Growth Charts ◽

Children With Down Syndrome ◽

Assessment And Monitoring

AbstractSpecific growth charts for children with Down syndrome (DS) have been developed in several countries, but not in Thailand. This pilot study aims to develop growth patterns for Thai children with DS, which will help clinicians to improve assessment and monitoring of the growth patterns for these children. A retrospective review of 80 children with DS who received care at Thammasat University Hospital between 2014 and 2018 was conducted. A total of 1,681 length/height and weight measurements were collected. Four sex-specific growth patterns of length/height and weight were generated with the fifth, 50th, and 95th percentile. The children with DS were lower in weight and shorter than general Thai children and children with DS in other countries. Therefore, each country should develop individual DS growth charts.

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Effects of a Genetic Counseling Model on Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome: A Brazilian Pilot Study

Journal of Genetic Counseling ◽

10.1007/s10897-013-9619-x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 784-794

Author(s):

Marcos Ricardo Datti Micheletto ◽

Nelson Iguimar Valerio ◽

Agnes Cristina Fett-Conte

Keyword(s):

Down Syndrome ◽

Genetic Counseling ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Children With Down Syndrome ◽

Counseling Model

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Vocal Interaction Between Children With Down Syndrome and Their Parents

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2014_ajslp-12-0010 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 474-485 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Kathy S. Thiemann-Bourque ◽

Steven F. Warren ◽

Nancy Brady ◽

Jill Gilkerson ◽

Jeffrey A. Richards

Keyword(s):

Down Syndrome ◽

Language Learning ◽

Typically Developing ◽

Older Children ◽

Early Language ◽

Children With Down Syndrome ◽

Alternative Intervention ◽

Language Environment ◽

Digital Language ◽

Conversational Turns

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe differences in parent input and child vocal behaviors of children with Down syndrome (DS) compared with typically developing (TD) children. The goals were to describe the language learning environments at distinctly different ages in early childhood. Method Nine children with DS and 9 age-matched TD children participated; 4 children in each group were ages 9–11 months, and 5 were between 25 and 54 months. Measures were derived from automated vocal analysis. A digital language processor measured the richness of the child's language environment, including number of adult words, conversational turns, and child vocalizations. Results Analyses indicated no significant differences in words spoken by parents of younger versus older children with DS and significantly more words spoken by parents of TD children than parents of children with DS. Differences between the DS and TD groups were observed in rates of all vocal behaviors, with no differences noted between the younger versus older children with DS, and the younger TD children did not vocalize significantly more than the younger DS children. Conclusions Parents of children with DS continue to provide consistent levels of input across the early language learning years; however, child vocal behaviors remain low after the age of 24 months, suggesting the need for additional and alternative intervention approaches.

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Services for Children with Down Syndrome

Australasian Journal of Special Education ◽

10.1017/s1030011200023046 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 37-46

Author(s):

Phil Foreman

Keyword(s):

Down Syndrome ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Speech Therapy ◽

Service Providers ◽

Older Children ◽

Children With Down Syndrome ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Severe Intellectual Disability ◽

School Placement ◽

Health And Development

Parents of 221 school-aged children with Down syndrome completed a questionnaire about their experiences with service-providers from the time of diagnosis of their child’s disability. These experiences were compared with those of 782 parents of children with moderate or severe intellectual disability, with disabilities other than Down syndrome. Down syndrome was the earliest diagnosed disability, the average age of suspicion being two weeks and of diagnosis four weeks. Two-thirds of the children with Down syndrome had at least one additional disability, some having up to four additional disabilities. Some differences were apparent between older and younger children in the sample. Parents of younger children with Down syndrome were less likely to report inaccurate predictions about their child’s health and development. Children with Down syndrome were significantly more likely than children with other disabilities to be receiving speech therapy and significantly less likely to be receiving occupational therapy or physiotherapy. Parents of younger children with Down syndrome were more likely than parents of older children with Down syndrome or of children with other disabilities to regard an integrated school placement as ideal for their child, and their children were more likely to be in integrated settings.

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