Intellectual and adaptive functioning in individuals with Down syndrome in relation to age and environmental placement

F. R. Brown; M. K. Greer; E. H. Aylward; H. H. Hunt

Intellectual and adaptive functioning in individuals with Down syndrome in relation to age and environmental placement

F. R. Brown, M. K. Greer, E. H. Aylward, H. H. Hunt

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Abstract

The cognitive and adaptive capacities of 130 individuals with Down syndrome were investigated as a function of age and environmental placement. Intellectual deterioration occurred whether individuals resided at home or in an institutional setting. Social/adaptive deterioration also occurred but with the least decline for those individuals who resided in institutional settings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	450-452
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	85
Issue number	3 SUPPL.
State	Published - Jan 1 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Down syndrome
adaptive behavior
environment
intelligence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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