How do children learn? I have discussed it some in the article, Working with Down Syndrome: Q&A. Now I would like to describe this process further, and how it applies to children with Down syndrome. More of our treatment procedures are also included. Continue reading “What is the Learning Process?”

Note: This article originally appeared in the July/August 2011 issue of TDSN News. triangledownsyndrome.org.

In the last Newsletter, we introduced play-behaviors and their relationship to cognitive-language development in children with Down syndrome. In this article, we want to expand this concept by introducing a related cognitive function called Executive Function. Although this may appear to be an ominous term, it really is not. Continue reading “Ask the Expert: Executive Function and Children with Down Syndrome”

Editor’s note: The accompanying form can be downloaded via the link at the bottom of this post.

Social and Communication Issues

One of the most frequently asked questions by parents of children with Down syndrome is how their child is doing compared to other children with Down syndrome?  They are curious as to whether their child is keeping up with typically developing children, but realize that it is more important to judge their child with other children with a similar syndrome.  To assist in the answer to this question, I have developed a Developmental Scale for Children with Down Syndrome.  The Developmental Scale provides the best information I know about young children with Down syndrome seen in our clinic as well as what we have read in the literature.  It also provides what typically developing children demonstrate during infancy, toddler, and preschool ages.  The Developmental Scale has not been scrutinized by colleagues or parents, and, therefore, provides only our best judgment of what can be expected. Continue reading “Developmental Scale for Children with Down Syndrome”