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Task-related social behavior in children with Down syndrome
1Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA.
American Journal of Mental Retardation : AJMR
|June 8, 2001
Summary
Children with Down syndrome (DS) frequently use social behaviors like seeking help, even in challenging tasks. This reliance on social behaviors remains stable and specific to DS throughout early school years.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Genetics
Background:
- Social behaviors are crucial for development.
- Children with Down syndrome (DS) often exhibit distinct social behaviors.
- Understanding the stability and specificity of these behaviors is important for early intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the specificity and stability of task-related social behaviors in children with DS.
- To compare social behaviors in children with DS, intellectual disability, and typically developing children.
- To determine if social behavior patterns in DS persist into later childhood.
Main Methods:
- Compared social behaviors during solvable and unsolvable puzzles.
- Included children aged 5-12 with DS, intellectual disability, and typically developing peers matched on mental age (MA).
- Analyzed frequency of help-seeking and task completion times.
Main Results:
- Children with DS sought adult help more frequently than other groups.
- Children with DS took longer to complete tasks.
- These social behaviors were specific to children with DS.
Conclusions:
- The frequent use of social behaviors in young children with DS is stable and specific.
- Findings suggest these behaviors persist through the early school years.
- This highlights the need for targeted support for social development in children with DS.
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