Relationship between motor skill competency and executive function in children with Down's syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 860-872

  Schott, Nadja ^a   Holfelder, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Executive function; Intellectual disability; Motor skill competency; TGMD 2; TMT

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT BATTERY CHILDREN 2 CHECKLIST; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST OF GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT 2; TRAIL MAKING TEST FOR YOUNG CHILDREN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84939569371     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12189     Document Type: Article

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