Age and Pattern of Intellectual Decline among Down Syndrome and Other Mentally Retarded Adults.

Gibson, David; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Age and Pattern of Intellectual Decline among Down Syndrome and Other Mentally Retarded Adults.

Gibson, David; And Others

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v11 n1 p47-55 1988

A study of 18 Down Syndrome and 18 other mentally retarded adults found evidence of a significant erosion of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children scores from the third to fourth decades of life. The Block Design subtest was especially vulnerable to performance decline with age in the Down Syndrome adults. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Dementia, Downs Syndrome, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation, Predictor Variables, Young Adults

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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