Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2014 Jul;119(4):303-18. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-119.4.303.
We investigated executive functioning (EF) in children with Down syndrome (DS; n = 25) and typically developing (TD) children matched for mental age (MA; n = 23) using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool. We sought to (1) compare children with DS to a developmentally matched control group, and (2) to characterize the EF profile of children with DS. Across teacher and parent reports, significant deficits in working memory and planning were observed in the DS group. Parents, but not teachers, of children with DS also reported difficulties in inhibitory control relative to the comparison group. Results extend earlier findings regarding EF impairments in children with DS. The complementary role inhibitory control may play in this profile is discussed.
我们使用行为评定量表学前版（Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool）调查了唐氏综合征（Down syndrome，DS）儿童（n = 25）和心智年龄（mental age，MA）匹配的典型发育（typically developing，TD）儿童的执行功能（executive functioning，EF）。我们旨在：（1）比较 DS 儿童与发育匹配的对照组；（2）描述 DS 儿童的 EF 特征。在教师和家长报告中，DS 组在工作记忆和计划方面表现出明显缺陷。与对照组相比，DS 儿童的家长，而不是教师，也报告了在抑制控制方面存在困难。研究结果扩展了先前关于 DS 儿童 EF 损伤的发现。讨论了抑制控制在该特征中的补充作用。
