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

Author(s):  
Hadeel Ayyad ◽  
Sanaa AlBustan ◽  
Fatema Ayyad
Author(s):  
Naiyana Boontan ◽  
Kitiwan Rojnueangnit

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.


2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 784-794
Author(s):  
Marcos Ricardo Datti Micheletto ◽  
Nelson Iguimar Valerio ◽  
Agnes Cristina Fett-Conte

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Shields ◽  
Karen J. Dodd ◽  
Casey Abblitt

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.


2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 988-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Conrad ◽  
L. A. Schmidt ◽  
A. Niccols ◽  
C. P. Polak ◽  
T. C. Riniolo ◽  
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