Program - Down Syndrome Research Forum 2023
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.
The Down Syndrome Research Forum will be held online on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th April 2023. All times stated are British Summer Time (BST).
Day 1 - Thursday 27th April
10:00 (BST)
Welcome
10:05 (BST)
Symposium
Note: This symposium will not be recorded.
Parent-delivered interventions for early language and communication in children with Down syndrome: Current Empirical Evaluations and Next Steps for Future Research
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- Kelly Burgoyne
- Vesna Stojanovik
- Emma Pagnamenta
- Mirjana Jeremic
- Kirstie Hartwell
- Pauline Frizelle
11:35 (BST)
Break
11:45 (BST)
Paper
Tell me a story: Narrative language as a window into the pragmatic and syntactic abilities of adults with Down syndrome
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- Elisa Mattiauda
- Alexandra Perovic
- Angela Hassiotis
12:05 (BST)
Paper
Down Syndrome Ireland's national employment programme
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- Aoife Gaffney
12:25 (BST)
Paper
Book Clubs for Adults with Down syndrome Pilot
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- Sinéad Flynn
12:45 (BST)
Paper
Profiling the meaningful, social and functional reading habits of young people and adults with Down syndrome
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- Mary Jolley
- Nicola Hart
- Ciara O'Toole
- Pauline Frizelle
13:05 (BST)
Lunch
13:45 (BST)
Paper
Improving evidence-based practice in schools for children with genetic syndromes: developing an online bespoke training resource for education practitioners.
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- Jo Moss
- Hayley Crawford
- Katherine Ellis
- Emily Farran
- Katie Gilligan-Lee
- Caroline Richards
- Jane Waite
- Laura Wilby
- Shelley Wilson
14:05 (BST)
Paper
Stepping into the shoes of young children with Down syndrome: Understanding sensorimotor patterns of parent-child interaction
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- Hana D'Souza
- Kate Mee
- Catalina Suarez-Rivera
- Chen Yu
14:25 (BST)
Paper
Embodied attention and word learning in young children with Down syndrome
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- Kate Mee
- Catalina Suarez-Rivera
- Chen Yu
- Hana D'Souza
14:50 (BST)
Break
15:00 (BST)
Keynote
Speech development in children with Down syndrome - significance and interventions
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- Carol Stoel-Gammon
16:00 (BST)
Break
16:10 (BST)
Paper
A pilot study of the Babbleplay App with babies with Down syndrome
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- Tamar Keren-Portnoy
- Sab Arshad
- Laura Boundy
- Sue Buckley
- Kelly Burgoyne
- Helena Daffern
- Mona Kanaan
16:30 (BST)
Paper
Babble Boot Camp: A new proactive strategy for infants at predictable risk for speech and language challenges
View abstractPresenters
- Beate Peter
- Jennifer Davis
- Laurel Bruce
- Linda Eng
- Nancy Potter
- Mark VanDam
- Lauren Thompson
- Lizbeth Finestack
- Susan Loveall
- Sue Buckley
16:50 (BST)
Break
17:00 (BST)
Symposium
Early feeding in children with Down syndrome
View abstractOrganizer
- Silvana Mengoni
Presenters
- Laura Hielscher
- Erin Cochran
- Silvana Mengoni
Discussant
- Nicola Enoch
18:00 (BST)
Break
18:10 (BST)
Paper
Lexical and morphological development in preschool children with Down syndrome
View abstractPresenters
- Susan Foster-Cohen
- Jayne Newbury
- Toby Macrae
18:50 (BST)
Closing Discussion
Day 2 - Friday 28th April
9:20 (BST)
Welcome
9:25 (BST)
Paper
Constipation in children with Down syndrome
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- Prof Simon Gaisford
- June Rogers MBE
- Nicola Enoch
9:55 (BST)
Break
10:05 (BST)
Paper
A systematic review of mathematical abilities in Down syndrome
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- Unta Taiwo
- Vic Simms
- Michael S. C. Thomas
- Jo Van Herwegen
10:25 (BST)
Paper
Evaluating the Maths for Life programme for students with Down syndrome: a pilot study
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- Karen McGuigan
- Katie Gilligan-Lee
- Holly Snellgrove
- Jo Van Herwegen
10:45 (BST)
Paper
Developing social inclusion for pupils with Down syndrome: a feasibility project
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- Sam Wood
- Kate Dale
- Rebecca Baxter
11:05 (BST)
Paper
The experience of Irish-medium and English-medium primary schools for children with Down syndrome and their parents
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- Catriona Kennedy
11:25 (BST)
Paper
Exploring speech and language therapy provision for children with Down syndrome and the use of teaching assistants to deliver intervention
View abstractPresenters
- Rebecca Baxter
- Rachel Rees
- Alexandra Perovic
11:45 (BST)
Break
11:55 (BST)
Paper
Parent choices regarding mainstream vs special education
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- Nicola Hart
- Fidelma Brady
12:35 (BST)
Paper
The effect of retrieval practice on word learning in children with Down syndrome
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- Emily Croft
- Laura Boundy
- Kelly Burgoyne
12:55 (BST)
Lunch
13:45 (BST)
Keynote
Working memory in Down syndrome: Causes and consequences
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- Chris Jarrold
14:45 (BST)
Break
15:00 (BST)
Paper
New possibilities to improve executive function in Down syndrome: the EXPO project
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- Silvia Lanfranchi
- Madison Walsh
- Chiara Marcolin
- Miranda Pinks
- Benedetta Ceci
- Kaylyn Van Deusen
- Sara Colaianni
- Nathaniel Riggs
- Sara Onnivello
- Susan Hepburn
- Francesca Pulina
- Lisa Daunhauer
- Deborah J. Fidler
15:25 (BST)
Paper
Early developmental profiles in infants with Down syndrome
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- Sara Onnivello
- Emily K. Schworer
- Mark A. Prince
- Lisa A. Daunhauer
- Deborah J. Fidler
15:55 (BST)
Paper
Intensive voice treatment (LSVT LOUD) for children with Down syndrome : Phase 1 outcomes
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- Jennifer Gray
16:15 (BST)
Paper
Establishing an AAC-infused Preschool for Children with Down Syndrome along the US-Mexico Border
View abstractPresenters
- Amelia Rau
- Jessica Quinn
16:35 (BST)
General Discussion and Questions
17:00 (BST)
