This exciting new study will help us understand more about communication and play skills in children with Down syndrome. Play and communication are important parts of early development. We are studying how these skills develop and how they connect to health and other conditions like autism.
This study invites participants with Down syndrome, ages 6 to 17 years, to complete four project visits over the course of one year. The goal of this study is to identify the measures that best capture thinking skills in learners with Down syndrome. This project also invites families who participated in our previous study, “Cognition in individuals with Down syndrome,” to continue with additional research visits with our team.
We’re researching how to optimize health foundations for young children with Down syndrome. This project aims to understand the relationship between motor abilities and physical activities in children with DS and to identify the most important factors, such as feeding practices, influencing health outcomes in children with DS.
We have developed a new executive function intervention for children with Down syndrome! ‘Executive function’ skills are the thinking skills we use for problem-solving and planning. This intervention is developed for parents to play activities with their preschool aged children. Stay tuned for our next opportunity to participate in this intervention to support school-readiness!
In this project, we will focus on the development of social and communication skills, motor skills, and activities of daily living in people with Tubulinopathy. We are so excited to learn from this community and inform future education and support planning.
Research Participants
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Interested in learning more about Post-secondary Education for adults with an intellectual disability at Colorado State University? Learn about our RAM Scholars program!
