Down Syndrome Research Forum 2025

Mastery motivation from early childhood to early adulthood: Findings from a 20-year study of individuals with Down syndrome

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Cognitive, emotional, social, and sensory regulation skills among children with Down syndrome

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Developing Self-Control and Self-Regulation Skills: A 12-Week Program for Individuals with Down Syndrome

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Social Skills Acquisition in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome

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Building Independence and Developing Functional skills through Independent Community Navigation in Teens with Down Syndrome

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Leveraging machine learning to understand and support the everyday experiences of young children with Down syndrome

Down syndrome in maternity care: Mothers’ experiences of prenatal screening

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Lived experiences of parents who have received a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome

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Journey of compassion: experiences among caregivers of child with down syndrome in Iloilo

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Novel Insights in Brain and Behavior Development in Down Syndrome from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network

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Tracking development at home, in therapy and at school: introducing My Child's Progress, My Clients' Progress and My Students' Progress

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The Effects of Physical Activity on the Language and Executive Functioning of Children with Down Syndrome

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Attention, working memory, and adaptive skills for adults with Down syndrome

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Exploring Longitudinal Changes in Executive Functions and Adaptive Behavior in Children with Down Syndrome

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Exploring Sleep Behaviors and Behavioral Intervention Acceptance in Down Syndrome: A Caregiver-Child Comparison

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Role of sleep in enhancing emotional memory in teens and young adults with Down syndrome

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Mindfulness-Based Treatment for Insomnia: Adaptations for use in Young People with Down Syndrome

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The sibling subsystem in families with a child with Down syndrome: Processes and outcomes

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Parent Power: The uniquely powerful position of parents in supporting language development for children with Down syndrome.

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Factors related to early language development in Down syndrome: the importance of the home learning environment and executive functions

Social communication and caregiver-child interactions with individuals with Down syndrome

Examining the feasibility of audio and video caregiver-collected language measures

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Early Communication Development in Infants and Toddlers with Down Syndrome

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Characterization of Communication Profiles of Toddlers with Down Syndrome and Autism

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

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Babble Boot Camp for infants with Down syndrome: Pilot study of a proactive parent-led intervention

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Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) and Down syndrome, a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Exploring the Mathematical Abilities of Children with Down syndrome

Parental experiences of nasogastric (NG) tube feeding for young children with Down syndrome

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Starting Points for Cultural Change

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Co-production in research: Guidance on research with family carers of people with a learning disability

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Teaching children with Down syndrome to read: what we know, what we do not know and what are the implications for literacy teaching and for early speech and language interventions?

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Teaching children with Down syndrome to read: practitioner and international perspectives

Teaching children with Down syndrome to read: family perspectives

Literacy Development Milestones in Children with Down Syndrome

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Cognitive correlates of word decoding and listening comprehension in youth with Down syndrome: An examination of traditional pre-literacy skills and executive function task performance

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