Background and Aims: Screening and assessment of cognitive changes in adults with
Intellectual Disabilities (ID), mainly Down Syndrome (DS), is crucial to offer appropriate …

Early intervention and environmental optimization have been central to management of
Down syndrome (DS) and much of current treatment is still focused in strategies that involve …

Background Neuroticism is associated with low emotional stability, and it is characterized by
a tendency to perceive ordinary situations as threatening and difficult to manage. This …

Background Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are associated with both
cognitive challenges and difficulties in conceptual, social, and practical areas of living …

A practical guide to adaptive behaviors across a range of neurodevelopmental disorders
Adaptive behavior assessment measures independent living skills, including …

This study explores sex-differences in (a) rates and profiles of autism symptoms as well as in
(b) the contribution of intellectual quotient (IQ) to autism symptom presentation in Down …

Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have a higher prevalence of obesity compared to the
general population. Conventionally, this has been attributed to endocrine issues and lack of …

Ongoing treatments for genetic developmental disorders of the central nervous system are
mostly symptomatic and do not correct the genetic cause. Recent identification of common …

This review aimed to investigate the use of the Cambridge Neuropsychological Automated
Testing Battery (CANTAB) for people at risk of cognitive impairment, especially those born …

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. There is,
however, considerable variation in cognitive abilities between those with DS, with some …