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Direct linkSilverman, Wayne – Exceptional Parent, 2009
People commonly expect to stay active well into their 80s, and while it may be hard to believe, people over 100 make up the fastest growing segment of the population. Thankfully, these impressive increases in longevity have also benefited people with developmental disabilities (DD), most of whom can now expect to live just as long as their…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Parents
Peer reviewedKrinsky-McHale, Sharon J.; Devenny, Darlynne A.; Kittler, Phyllis; Silverman, Wayne – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2008
Adults with Down syndrome and early stage Alzheimer's disease showed decline in their ability to selectively attend to stimuli in a multitrial cancellation task. They also showed variability in their performance over the test trials, whereas healthy participants showed stability. These changes in performance were observed approximately 2 years…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Attention Span, Down Syndrome
