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Sudha Srinivasan; Natasha Sattar; Aparna Athreya; Susan S. Glenney; Deborah Bubela – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2025
We explored factors associated with physical activity (PA) engagement in youth with developmental disabilities (DD) as they transition out of school. We conducted focus group discussions with 44 youth, families, special educators, and therapists to obtain information on PA levels, barriers to being active, and recommendations to improve PA among…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Youth, Developmental Disabilities, Adolescents
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Esposito, Phil E.; MacDonald, Megan; Hornyak, Joseph E.; Ulrich, Dale A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity patterns of children with Down syndrome. A cross-sectional approach and accelerometry were used to measure the time children with Down syndrome (N = 104) spent in sedentary, light, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Results indicated that adolescents from ages 14 to 15 years…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Children