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Peer reviewedCuskelly, Monica; Zhang, Airong; Hayes, Alan – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2003
The performance of 25 children with Down syndrome (DS) on delay of gratification tasks was compared with that of mental age-matched typically developing children. DS children were significantly less able to delay gratification on two of the three tasks. Results raise questions about using mental age as the method for matching children with DS and…
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Down Syndrome, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
