NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schworer, E.; Fidler, D. J.; Lunkenheimer, E.; Daunhauer, L. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2019
Background: Parenting behaviours influence many domains of child development, and recent work has demonstrated the specific effects of parenting on the development of executive function (EF) abilities. The relationship between parent-child interaction patterns and EF has been examined in typically developing (TD) children but has not yet been…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Executive Function, Down Syndrome, Young Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Will, E.; Fidler, D. J.; Daunhauer, L.; Gerlach-McDonald, B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2017
Background: Executive function (EF) plays a critical role in academic outcomes in typically developing children, but the contribution of EF to academic performance in Down syndrome (DS) is less well understood. This study evaluated differences in early academic foundations between primary school aged children with DS and non-verbal mental-age…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory, Primary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Esbensen, A. J.; Hoffman, E. K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Sleep problems have an impact on executive functioning in the general population. While children with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk for sleep problems, the impact of these sleep problems on executive functioning in school-age children with DS is less well documented. Our study examined the relationship between parent-reported and…
Descriptors: Sleep, Executive Function, Down Syndrome, At Risk Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Biesmans, K. E.; Aken, L.; Frunt, E. M. J.; Wingbermühle, P. A. M.; Egger, J. I. M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2019
Background: Assessment of intelligence and executive function (EF) is common in complex neuropsychiatric practice. Although previous studies have shown that EF and intelligence are related, it is unknown whether these constructs relate to one another in a similar manner across different ability groups (mild intellectual disability, borderline…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Executive Function, Psychiatry, Correlation