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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Special Education

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  • Empathy is crucial for social interaction.
  • Understanding empathy in children with intellectual disabilities (ID) is vital for effective support.
  • Previous research has not fully elucidated the nuances of empathy in children with ID and specific genetic conditions like Down syndrome (DS).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate empathy development in children with intellectual disabilities (ID).
  • To compare empathy in children with Down syndrome (DS) against non-specific ID and typically developing (TD) children.
  • To examine potential developmental delays or differences in various empathy dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Administered a standardized empathy task to children.
  • Utilized parent-reported measures: Empathy Questionnaire and Griffith Empathy Measure (French versions).
  • Compared groups of children with ID, DS, and typically developing (TD) children, matched for developmental or chronological age.

Main Results:

  • Children with ID exhibited delayed empathy development and were perceived by parents as having deficits in cognitive empathy.
  • Children with DS were perceived as more attentive to others' feelings than non-specific ID and TD peers (matched for developmental age).
  • Affective empathy in DS children was comparable to TD children matched for chronological age.

Conclusions:

  • Intellectual disabilities and Down syndrome are associated with distinct patterns of empathy development.
  • Recognizing these delays and differences is essential for designing targeted interventions for children with ID and DS.
  • Further research into the specific dimensions of empathy in these populations is warranted.