title: Caregiver report of executive functioning in a population-based sample of young children with Down syndrome.
abstract: The current study describes everyday executive function (EF) profiles in young children with Down syndrome. Caregivers of children with Down syndrome (n  =  26; chronological ages  =  4-10 years; mental ages  =  2-4 years) completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool (BRIEF-P; G. A. Gioia, K. A. Espy, & P. K. Isquith, 2003 ), a caregiver report measure of everyday/functional EF skills in multiple domains. On the BRIEF-P, elevations were noted on a global EF composite as well as the Working Memory and Plan/Organize scales in particular (relative to norms developed for typically developing children of a similar mental age). These results suggest a specific pattern of EF weaknesses in young children with Down syndrome, consistent with the extant literature that has focused primarily on older individuals who have been tested using laboratory EF tasks.
authors: University of Colorado School of Medicine, CO, USA. lnancy@mail.nih.gov
authors: Nancy Raitano
authors: NR
authors: Lee
authors: Deborah J
authors: DJ
authors: Fidler
authors: Audrey
authors: A
authors: Blakeley-Smith
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Daunhauer
authors: Cordelia
authors: C
authors: Robinson
authors: Susan L
authors: SL
authors: Hepburn
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index