Down Syndrome Research Forum 2026

Program · March 16-18

The Down Syndrome Research Forum is a regular international event where researchers, students, practitioners, and families meet to discuss current research and practice, and learn from each other.

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17:30 - 17:35 (CST)

Welcome to Day 1

Symposium

17:35 - 18:55 (CST)

Supporting Individuals with Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan: A Parent-Led, Expert guided, Community-Based Model from Down Syndrome Tipperary

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Organizer

Susanna Stokes

Paper

19:10 - 19:30 (CST)

The accessibility of counselling for families and carers of children with Down syndrome

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Lead Author

Sandra Redman

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19:35 - 19:55 (CST)

Musical Care as a Pathway to Learning: Developmental Support for Individuals who have Down’s Syndrome

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Lead Author

Kyriaki Pafiou

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19:55 - 20:15 (CST)

The Role of Digital Resources in Developing Social Skills in Children with Down Syndrome

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Lead Author

Tatyana Nechaeva

Paper

20:10 - 20:30 (CST)

The Impact of Prescribed Exercise on Physical Fitness, Cognitive Functioning, Self Efficacy and Mood States in an Adult Down Syndrome Population. The MinDSets Study

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Lead Author

Dan Gordon

Paper

20:30 - 20:50 (CST)

Determinants of engagement in physical activity and exercise across the Down syndrome community.

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Lead Author

Ruby Cain

Paper

22:00 - 23:00 (CST)

The International Summit on Health Benefits of Physical Fitness: methods and outcomes

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Lead Author

Nicolas Oreskovic

Paper

23:15 - 23:35 (CST)

Announcing the Down Syndrome Health Measure

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Lead Author

Stephanie Santoro

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23:35 - 23:55 (CST)

Delivering consistent care for children and young people with Down Syndrome: the development of the Budds pathway

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Lead Author

Sandra Redman

Paper

23:55 - 00:15 (CST)

Developing a Tailored Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Families of Young Children with Down Syndrome

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Lead Author

Erik Willis

Symposium

00:30 - 01:50 (CST)

Executive function and practical implications

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Organizer

Emily Schworer

Paper

02:05 - 02:25 (CST)

Changing the narrative in early childhood intervention: Bioecological theory to practice for children with Down syndrome in New Zealand

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Lead Author

Susan Foster-Cohen

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Down Syndrome Research Forum 2026

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Day 1

Welcome to Day 1

Supporting Individuals with Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan: A Parent-Led, Expert guided, Community-Based Model from Down Syndrome Tipperary

Organizer

The accessibility of counselling for families and carers of children with Down syndrome

Lead Author

Musical Care as a Pathway to Learning: Developmental Support for Individuals who have Down’s Syndrome

Lead Author

The Role of Digital Resources in Developing Social Skills in Children with Down Syndrome

Lead Author

The Impact of Prescribed Exercise on Physical Fitness, Cognitive Functioning, Self Efficacy and Mood States in an Adult Down Syndrome Population. The MinDSets Study

Lead Author

Determinants of engagement in physical activity and exercise across the Down syndrome community.

Lead Author

The International Summit on Health Benefits of Physical Fitness: methods and outcomes

Lead Author

Announcing the Down Syndrome Health Measure

Lead Author

Delivering consistent care for children and young people with Down Syndrome: the development of the Budds pathway

Lead Author

Developing a Tailored Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Families of Young Children with Down Syndrome

Lead Author

Executive function and practical implications

Organizer

Changing the narrative in early childhood intervention: Bioecological theory to practice for children with Down syndrome in New Zealand

Lead Author

Day 2

Welcome to Day 2

Attention and action during play in young children with Down syndrome: Insights from head-mounted eye-tracking and cameras

Organizer

Developing early number skills in children with Down syndrome: A project in practice

Lead Author

What is the causal effect of placement in Mainstream versus Special secondary school on the health and education outcomes of adolescents with Down syndrome?

Lead Author

The impact of home language exposure on development of the societal language for children with Down Syndrome in England

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Sound, Meaning, and Storytelling Difficulties in Adults with Down Syndrome.

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Language Interventions for Children and Young People with Down syndrome

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Book Clubs for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Organizer

Perspectives of children with Down syndrome and their mothers on reading experiences at home

Lead Author

Identifying early motor and cognitive predictors of later educational and executive function outcomes in children with Down Syndrome

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Enhancing Infant Vocalizations: A Focus on Early Caregiver Interactions for Infants with Down Syndrome

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Parent-led Language Interventions for Young Children with Down Syndrome

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Play Boot Camp: A Transdisciplinary Pilot Study of Parent Training for Infants with Down Syndrome

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Evaluating the BabblePlay app intervention to encourage vocalising in infants with Down Syndrome

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Vocabulary size in 5- to 46-year-olds with Down syndrome

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Day 3

Welcome to Day 3

Mathematical Abilities of Children with Down Syndrome

Organizer

Menstrual health of adolescents with Down syndrome in the UK

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Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of cognitive assessments for prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease in a population with Down’s Syndrome

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How advances in machine learning and statistical modelling have changed how we should learn about and support people with Down syndrome

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Dual Diagnosis - Down syndrome and autism: what we know and what we do not know

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Using the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC) to characterize the heterogeneous presentation of social communication and restrictive repetitive behaviors in young children with Down syndrome.

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Characterizing hearing in children and adults with Down syndrome

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Independent Mobility in Infants with Down Syndrome: Characterizing Locomotor Development and Feasibility of Body-Weight Support Intervention

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Dual Sensory Impact in Down Syndrome: Unlocking Developmental Potential (alternate title: Dual Sensory Impact in Down Syndrome: Implications for Function, Language, and Learning)

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