Down syndrome in adults: a 27-year follow-up of adaptive skills.

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In 1988, we assessed the adaptive skills of 45 adults with Down syndrome (DS) (21 women and 24 men, age 20-58) with the Portage scale. Since then, we have followed them and also screened for signs of clinical dementia with the Present Psychiatric State - Learning Disabilities assessment. The mean adaptive age (AA) of the study group decreased with increasing age; the age of 35 being the turning point in the...

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