Miezah Daniel, Porter Melanie, Batchelor Jennifer, Gavria Poli, Boulton Kelsie, Reeve Jessica
Department of Education and Psychology, Faculty of Educational Foundations, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
School of Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Sep 9. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06532-x.
Research on everyday executive functions in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) has focused mostly on children and adolescents. The current study examined everyday executive functions in DS adults. 27 DS adults (aged 22.00 to 42.00 years) were tested using the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Informant Version (BRIEF-A). Findings revealed that DS adults exhibited greater impairments in Global Executive Composite (GEC), Working Memory, Plan/Organise, Task-Monitor and the Metacognition Index (MI) relative to typically developing adults in the normative sample. Substantial variabilities were found in all everyday executive function abilities among DS adults. Findings highlight the importance of making comprehensive assessments of everyday executive functions in DS individuals in order to identify problem areas and plan individualised support programmes.
对唐氏综合征（DS）患者日常执行功能的研究主要集中在儿童和青少年身上。当前的研究考察了DS成年患者的日常执行功能。使用执行功能行为评定量表成人版（BRIEF-A）对27名DS成年患者（年龄在22.00至42.00岁之间）进行了测试。研究结果显示，与正常发育的成年对照样本相比，DS成年患者在总体执行功能综合评分（GEC）、工作记忆、计划/组织、任务监控和元认知指数（MI）方面表现出更严重的损伤。在DS成年患者的所有日常执行功能能力方面均发现了显著差异。研究结果强调了对DS个体的日常执行功能进行全面评估的重要性，以便确定问题领域并制定个性化的支持方案。
