Comparison of receptive verbal abilities assessed using the KBIT-2 and BPVS3 in adults with down syndrome

• Main Authors: Startin, Carla M., Hamburg, Sarah, Strydom, Andre
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Down Syndrome; Intellectual Disability; Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86223; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49270
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability. There is, however, considerable variation in cognitive abilities between those with DS, with some individuals scoring at floor on some tests, particularly for age-standardised outcomes. This variation and these floor eff...