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.
We’re studying the best ways to evaluate executive function skills in young children with Down syndrome. ‘Executive function’ skills are the thinking skills we use for problem-solving and planning. Children ages 2.5 to 8 years and their families are invited to participate. The results from this project will help researchers select the best ways to measure change in executive function skills in future intervention research.
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.
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