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Peer reviewedRoach, Mary A.; Barratt, Marguerite Stevenson; Miller, Jon F.; Leavitt, Lewis A. – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Compared mothers' play with infants with Down syndrome (DSC) and typically developing children (TDC) matched for mental or chronological age. Found that TDC mothers exhibited more object demonstrations with their developmentally younger children, who showed less object play. DSC mothers were more directive and supportive than mothers of younger…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Infants
Ruskin, Ellen M.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
Comparison of 40 children with Down's syndrome and typically developing children (matched for mental age) found that the children with Down's syndrome appeared less engaged in a task, as indicated by shorter sequences of goal directed behavior and higher rates of toy rejection. They also displayed less causality pleasure with object exploration…
Descriptors: Children, Downs Syndrome, Goal Orientation, Interests
