Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of the present work was to explore early mathematical competences in individuals with Down Syndrome (DS).Intellectual Disability has been identified as one of the most important features in this population.The behavioral phenotype of individuals with DS is characterized by deficits in cognitive functions and learning abilities.A numerical battery was administered to a group of 11 individuals with DS and 11 Typically Developed (TD) children matched for mental age, as assessed with the Logical Operations Test.The findings revealed that early numerical skills of individuals with DS were well aligned to mental age: the two groups presented similar competences in counting, in mental calculation and cardinality.Moreover, individuals with DS read better Arabic numbers than the control group.Data concerning the discrimination of numbers in individuals with DS was also taken into
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3195168891