Sloper P, Glenn S M, Cunningham C C
J Ment Defic Res. 1986 Jun;30 ( Pt 2):149-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1986.tb01307.x.
Twenty-four children with Down's syndrome involved in an early intervention programme 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.
24名参与早期干预项目的唐氏综合征患儿被分为匹配的强化训练组（ITG）和对照组（CG），平均年龄为42周。ITG组患儿的家长每天会得到训练物体恒存性、模仿和注意力广度的练习任务。CG组患儿的家长则得到一般性建议。所有儿童都在这三个领域的检查表和标准发育测试中接受评估。结果显示，训练期间ITG组有微小的短期效果，但对发育没有长期影响。研究表明，短期效果主要是由于ITG组表现的稳定性提高。
