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Executive Function Abilities in Mexican People with Down Syndrome during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Julia B. Barrón-Martínez; Judith Salvador-Cruz – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: The aim was to explore the executive function profile of a group of Mexican people with Down syndrome (DS) aged 12-30 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: To analyse the relationships between mental, chronological age and eight domains of executive function. Method: Participants were 42 people with DS with a chronological age (CA)…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Down Syndrome, COVID-19, Pandemics
Study of Decision-Making Capacity in Prader-Willi Syndrome with a Gambling Task
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Chevalère, J.; Camblats, A. -M.; Laurier, V.; Tauber, M.; Thuilleaux, D.; Postal, V. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: The present study investigated decision-making in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) using the Soochow Gambling Task (SGT). The objective was to assess whether adults with PWS have impaired hot executive functions and whether the deficit is specific to PWS or linked to intellectual disabilities. Method: The SGT performance of 26…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Decision Making, Adults, Executive Function
Executive Function Is Associated with Behaviour Problems in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and Intellectual Disability
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Xun Li; Stewart Einfeld; Roger Stancliffe; Antoinette Hodge – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) commonly have behaviour problems. The present study aimed to determine which of the most common clinical features experienced by children and adolescents with CP and intellectual disability are associated with behaviour problems. Method: We investigated 11 possible associated variables…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disability
Executive Functions and Emotion Regulation as Predictors of Internalising Symptoms among Adults with Down Syndrome: A Transdiagnostic Perspective
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García-Villamisar, Domingo; Álvarez-Couto, María; del Pozo, Araceli – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Introduction: There is evidence of high rates of psychopathological disorders such as anxiety or depression in adults with Down syndrome. Additionally, difficulties in executive functions and emotion regulation play an essential role in adaptive functioning of people with Down syndrome. Method: We used different questionnaires with a sample of 42…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Emotional Response, Predictor Variables, Down Syndrome
The Association of Cognitive Functioning and Substance Use Disorders with Adaptive Impairments of Inpatients in Forensic Addiction Treatment
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Rianne Suelmann; Eric Blaauw – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Addiction medicine still largely neglects the topic of mild and borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID), although patients with MBID are considered a risk group for substance-related problems and offending behaviour. This study aimed to explore the cognitive and adaptive impairments of inpatients in forensic addiction mental health…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mild Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Mental Health
Decision-Making in People with Mild Intellectual Disability: Relations with Intelligence and a Measure of Executive Functioning
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Fusinska-Korpik, Agnieszka; Gacek, Michal – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: In this study we aimed to explore how intelligence and executive functioning are related to decision-making regarding social situations in persons with mild ID. Method: We studied 80 vocational school students with mild ID; the controls were 80 students of a similar age. We assessed decision-making ability with the Important Life…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Intelligence, Executive Function, Decision Making
Young Students with Down Syndrome: Early Longitudinal Academic Achievement and Neuropsychological Predictors
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Daunhauer, Lisa A.; Will, Elizabeth; Schworer, Emily; Fidler, Deborah J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: We examined longitudinal academic achievement and neuropsychological functioning across two time points in young students with Down syndrome (DS) and a typically developing (TD) comparison group equated on nonverbal mental age (NVMA). Method: Participants engaged in assessments of academic achievement, executive function (EF), and…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Academic Achievement, Executive Function, Psychomotor Skills