THE EFFECT OF INTENSITY OF TRAINING ON SENSORI-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN INFANTS WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME

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Abstract
Twenty-four children with Down''s syndrome involved in an early intervention progamme were divided into matched intensive training (ITG) and control groups (CG), at a mean age of 42 weeks. Parents of children in the ITG were given exercises to carry out daily to train object permanence, imitation and span of attention. Parents of children on the CG were given general advice. All children were assessed on check lists in the three areas and on standard developmental tests. Results showed small short-term effects in favour of the ITG during the training but no long-term effects on development. It was suggested that the short-term effects were mainly due to improved stability of performance in the ITG.