In this article, we first present a summary of the general assumptions about Down syndrome
(DS) still to be found in the literature. We go on to show how new research has modified …

Research over the past 50 years has yielded several promising approaches and many
specific intervention techniques designed to enhance the communication and language …

This study examined the development of joint attention in 95 infants assessed between 9
and 18 months of age. Infants displayed significant test–retest reliability on measures of …

Down syndrome (DS) is associated with abnormalities in multiple organ systems and a
characteristic phenotype that includes numerous behavioral features. Language, however …

Of the recent advances in education‐related research in Down syndrome, the
characterization of the Down syndrome behavioral phenotype has become a potentially …

Background Recent advances in understanding molecular and synaptic mechanisms of
intellectual disabilities (ID) in fragile X syndrome (FXS) and Down syndrome (DS) through …

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

Purpose Accurate description of an individual's communication status is critical in both
research and practice. Describing the communication status of individuals with severe …

Individuals with Down syndrome are predisposed to show a specific behavioural phenotype,
or a pattern of strengths and challenges in functioning across different domains of …

Background Interpreting emotional expressions is a socio‐cognitive skill central to
interpersonal interaction. Poor emotion recognition has been reported in autism but is less …