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Postural Control in Children, Teenagers and Adults with Down Syndrome
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Rigoldi, Chiara; Galli, Manuela; Mainardi, Luca; Crivellini, Marcello; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The goal of this work was to analyze postural control in Down syndrome (DS) participants considering three different groups composed by children, teenagers and adults with DS. An analysis of the centre of pressure (COP) displacement during standing position was therefore performed for the three groups of subjects. The obtained signal of COP was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Down Syndrome, Adolescents, Children
Functional Deficits in Phonological Working Memory in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Schuchardt, Kirsten; Maehler, Claudia; Hasselhorn, Marcus – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Recent studies indicate that children with intellectual disabilities have functional limitations primarily in the phonological loop of working memory (Baddeley, 1986). These findings are indicative of a specific structural deficit. Building on this research, the present study examines whether it is possible to identify specific phonological…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Age, Mental Retardation, Short Term Memory
Aerobic Capacity in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy
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Verschuren, Olaf; Takken, Tim – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study described the aerobic capacity [VO[subscript 2peak] (ml/kg/min)] in contemporary children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) using a maximal exercise test protocol. Twenty-four children and adolescents with CP classified at Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale (GMFCS) level I or level II and 336 typically developing…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Cerebral Palsy, Adolescents, Children
Action Planning in Typically and Atypically Developing Children (Unilateral Cerebral Palsy)
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Craje, Celine; Aarts, Pauline; Nijhuis-van der Sanden, Maria; Steenbergen, Bert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
In the present study, we investigated the development of action planning in children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy (CP, aged 3-6 years, n = 24) and an age matched control group. To investigate action planning, participants performed a sequential movement task. They had to grasp an object (a wooden play sword) and place the sword in a hole in a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Cerebral Palsy, Comparative Analysis
Development of the Little Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire for Preschoolers and Preliminary Evidence of Its Psychometric Properties in Israel
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Rihtman, Tanya; Wilson, Brenda N.; Parush, Shula – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Purpose: The early identification of motor coordination challenges before school age may enable close monitoring of a child's development and perhaps ameliorate some of the social, psychological and behavioral sequela that often accompany unrecognized Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The purpose of this study was to develop and assess…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Research Tools, Content Validity
Access to and Use of Internet by Adolescents Who Have a Physical Disability: A Comparative Study
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Lathouwers, Karen; de Moor, Jan; Didden, Robert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine access to and use of Internet by 97 physically disabled adolescents. Four main objectives were to: (1) explore frequency and nature of Internet use and the role of care givers, (2) compare these results with non-disabled adolescents, (3) explore associations between access to and use of Internet and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Physical Disabilities, Adolescents, Organizations (Groups)