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Peer reviewedLoveland, Katherine A. – Child Development, 1987
Exploratory behaviors of Down Syndrome and nondelayed young children between the mental ages of 16 and 32 months were examined in four situations in which they tried to find things which they saw reflected in a mirror. Down Syndrome and nondelayed children differed in number, type, and frequency of exploratory behaviors. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Downs Syndrome, Exploratory Behavior
Loveland, Katherine A.; Kelley, Michelle L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This study found that 16 preschoolers with Down's syndrome attained higher age equivalents and standard scores in "socialization" than did 16 preschoolers with autism. Adaptive age equivalent was positively related to chronological age for children with Down's syndrome in all domains, but only in "communication" for children with autism.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Age Differences, Autism, Behavior Development
Peer reviewedRao, Nirmala – British Journal of Special Education, 1997
Six Hong Kong preschoolers with Down syndrome who attended a center-based educational intervention program were assessed and matched on age, mental age (MA), and IQ. Three of the preschoolers also attended regular preschools two days per week. After a year, the children who also had attended regular preschool had higher MA and IQ. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Intellectual Development
