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Behavioral phenotype of individuals with Down syndrome.
Mental retardation and developmental disabilities research reviews - 1 Jan 2000
Chapman R S, Hesketh L J
Abstract excerpt
Evidence is reviewed for a developmentally-emerging behavioral phenotype in individuals with Down syndrome that includes significant delay in nonverbal cognitive development accompanied by additional, specific deficits in speech, language production, and auditory short-term memory in infancy and childhood, but fewer adaptive behavior problems than individuals with other cognitive disabilities. Evidence of...
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