Neser P S, Molteno C D, Knight G J
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Child Care Health Dev. 1989 Jul-Aug;15(4):217-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1989.tb00617.x.
Fifty-five preschool children with Down's syndrome were assessed using the Griffiths Scale of Mental Development. They were all the children with Down's syndrome living in Cape Town who spoke English or Afrikaans as their home language. There was a significant decrease in developmental quotient with increasing age and the hearing and speech subscore was lower than the other subscores. No significant associations were found between maternal age, sex, social class or race of the child and development. There was a negative association between developmental quotient and the number of siblings. The additional stimulation of a playgroup or preschool centre was associated with improved developmental functioning when compared to the children cared for at home during the day.
使用格里菲斯心理发展量表对55名患有唐氏综合征的学龄前儿童进行了评估。他们都是居住在开普敦、以英语或南非荷兰语作为母语的唐氏综合征患儿。随着年龄增长，发育商显著下降，听力和语言子分数低于其他子分数。未发现母亲年龄、孩子的性别、社会阶层或种族与发育之间存在显著关联。发育商与兄弟姐妹数量之间存在负相关。与白天在家照料的儿童相比，参加游戏小组或学前中心的额外刺激与发育功能改善有关。
