Two-Plated Tapping Performance by Down's Syndrome and Non-Down's Syndrome Retardates.

Seyfort, B.; Spreen, O.

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Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Two-Plated Tapping Performance by Down's Syndrome and Non-Down's Syndrome Retardates.

Seyfort, B.; Spreen, O.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, v20 n4 p351-56 Oct 1979

Down's syndrome adolescents were compared with age- and I.Q.-matched non-Down's syndrome retardates on a two-point finger tapping task. Results supported the hypothesis that Down's syndrome retardates show a deficit in developing and utilizing preprogramed motor sequences. (CM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavioral Science Research, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Handicapped Children, Mental Retardation, Motor Development, Motor Reactions, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Reaction Time, Task Performance

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