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Direct linkGilmore, Linda; Cuskelly, Monica; Jobling, Anne; Hayes, Alan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Maternal behaviors and child mastery behaviors were examined in 25 children with Down syndrome and 43 typically developing children matched for mental age (24-36 months). During a shared problem-solving task, there were no group differences in maternal directiveness or support for autonomy, and mothers in the two groups used similar verbal…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Mothers, Persistence, Down Syndrome
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
