Associations between Medical History, Cognition, and Behavior in Youth with Down Syndrome: A Report from the Down Syndrome Cognition Project

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      American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.aaiddjournals.org/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      15
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
    • Contract Number:
      P30HD03352
      U54HD090256
    • Subject Terms:
      Youth; Down Syndrome; Correlation; Congenital Impairments; Children; Adolescents; Late Adolescents
    • Accession Number:
      10.1352/1944-7558-123.6.514
    • ISSN:
      1944-7515
    • Abstract:
      The cause of the high degree of variability in cognition and behavior among individuals with Down syndrome (DS) is unknown. We hypothesized that birth defects requiring surgery in the first years of life (congenital heart defects and gastrointestinal defects) might affect an individual's level of function. We used data from the first 234 individuals, age 6-25 years, enrolled in the Down Syndrome Cognition Project (DSCP) to test this hypothesis. Data were drawn from medical records, parent interviews, and a cognitive and behavior assessment battery. Results did not support our hypothesis. That is, we found no evidence that either birth defect was associated with poorer outcomes, adjusting for gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Implications for study design and measurement are discussed.
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    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1197127