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What Do We Know about the Atypical Development of Exploratory Actions during Infancy?
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de Campos, Ana Carolina; Savelsbergh, Geert J. P.; Rocha, Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Recent theoretical approaches to infant development have highlighted the importance of exploratory actions to motor, perceptual and cognitive development in infancy. However, the performance of infants exposed to risk factors when exploring objects has been frequently overlooked as a variable of interest. The aim of this study was to review…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Development, Child Behavior, Risk
Depression in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Literature
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Walker, J. C.; Dosen, A.; Buitelaar, J. K.; Janzing, J. G. E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Background: Depression has been frequently reported in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS). The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive, critical review of the clinically relevant literature concerning depression in DS, with a focus on epidemiology, potential risk factors, diagnosis, course characteristics and treatment. Methods: We…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Risk, Epidemiology, Short Term Memory
Reaching and Grasping Movements in Infants at Risk: A Review
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de Campos, Ana Carolina; Rocha, Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira; Savelsbergh, Geert J. P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Although the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the development of reaching and grasping skills in typical infants has been extensively described in the literature, the effect of such factors on at-risk infants is still poorly understood. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to analyze the scientific publications, from 1980…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, At Risk Persons, Infants
Fostering Locomotor Behavior of Children with Developmental Disabilities: An Overview of Studies Using Treadmills and Walkers with Microswitches
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Didden, Robert; Manfredi, Francesco; Putignano, Pietro; Stasolla, Fabrizio; Basili, Gabriella – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This paper provides an overview of studies using programs with treadmills or walkers with microswitches and contingent stimulation to foster locomotor behavior of children with developmental disabilities. Twenty-six studies were identified in the period 2000-2008 (i.e., the period in which research in this area has actually taken shape).…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Multiple Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome