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Fine Motor Development Growth Curves for Down Syndrome

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study seeks to develop fine motor development growth curves for children with Down syndrome, specifically related to grasping and visual motor integration skills. A cross-sectional retrospective chart review was completed on a large cohort of children with Down syndrome from birth to 6 years of age who completed the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2nd Edition (PDMS-2). Although both fine motor and visual motor development were delayed in children with Down syndrome compared with typically developing peers, and a negative association between fine motor quotient and age was observed, grasping and visual motor integration raw scores increased with age. The Down syndrome-specific percentile curves developed here may enable providers to identify individuals requiring further investigation, and will be useful in future studies of factors that may influence fine motor development in Down syndrome. These data will also help parents better understand their children's development and interpret developmental test results.

Source: Journal of Child Neurology

DOI: 10.1177/08830738251387929

Authors: Mandie Wiebers Jensen, Margaret Wolf, Alicia Feryn, Thuan Nguyen, Isabel Katlaps, Joseph D. Pinter

Institutions: Oregon Health & Science University, University of California San Diego, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Down syndrome and intellectual disability research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,150