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15/02/2016
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This study aimed to investigate obstacle crossing in 7-9-year-old children with Down syndrome (DS). Fifteen children with DS, age- and gender-matched with 15 typically developing (TD) children, were recruited to walk and cross obstacles with heights of 10%, 20% and 30% of their leg lengths. End-point and kinematic variables of obstacle crossing were obtained using […]

15/02/2016
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Background: Many studies have analysed language development in children with Down syndrome to understand better the nature of their linguistic delays and the reason why these delays, particularly those in the morphosyntactic area, seem greater than their cognitive impairment. However, the prosodic characteristics of language development in children with Down syndrome have been scarcely investigated. […]

15/02/2016
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Two studies aimed to investigate the reading comprehension abilities of 14 readers with Down syndrome aged 6 years 8 months to 13 years relative to those of typically developing children matched on word reading ability, and to investigate how these abilities were associated with reading accuracy, listening comprehension, phonological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Study 1 […]

15/02/2016
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Background This study investigated whether a personalized life story book and rummage box enhanced well-being and led to changes in behaviour for people with Down syndrome (DS) who have dementia. Materials and Methods A randomized single case series design was used with five participants who had DS and a diagnosis of dementia. Participants were invited […]

15/02/2016
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The everyday lives of children with disabilities are not well understood, with few studies exploring how participation in everyday life is conceptualized and given meaning. The overall aims of this study were, first, to explore parental views of their children’s participation and, second, to identify barriers and facilitators in relation to participation in everyday activities. […]

15/02/2016
Noticias

Con el doble objetivo de promocionar la inclusión de la discapacidad en el mundo de la creación artística y sensibilizar a la sociedad sobre la realidad de la parálisis cerebral, Confederación ASPACE pone en marcha la segunda edición de ASPACEfilm, concurso de cortometrajes sobre parálisis cerebral, que cuenta con el apoyo de la Academia de […]