Background Although the prevalence of mental illness and behaviour problems is lower in
adults with Down syndrome (DS) than in other populations with intellectual disabilities, they …

Socially competent behavior requires the effective coordination of multiple social‐cognitive
and emotion processes and contextual factors in order to adequately meet the demands of a …

Many studies show a link between social cognition, a set of cognitive and emotional abilities
applied to social situations, and executive functions in typical developing children. Children …

Background Social understanding is often thought to be relatively 'protected'in children with
Down's syndrome (DS) and to underlie the outgoing personality characteristically attributed …

Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are often described as socially engaged; however,
challenges with social cognition, expressive language, and social interaction are also …

Background: Practitioners and researchers have asserted for decades that social functioning
is a strength in children with Down syndrome (DS). Nevertheless, some studies have …

Children with Down syndrome face considerable intellectual challenges. Despite the
widespread belief that their social understanding is relatively “spared,” many also …

Social knowledge refers to the ability to analyze and reason about social situations in
relation to social rules which are essential to the development of social skills and social …

Characterising how socio‐cognitive abilities develop has been crucial to understanding the
wider development of typically developing children. It is equally central to understanding …

People with intellectual disabilities are at a higher risk for experiencing behavioral,
emotional, and psychiatric problems in comparison with the general population. People with …