Study Explores Passive Sentence Challenges in Japanese Children with Intellectual Disabilities
A study on Japanese-speaking children with intellectual disabilities found challenges in producing passive verb forms, linked more to syntactic processing than phonological memory.
Study Explores Self-Regulation Differences in Autism, Down Syndrome, and Williams Syndrome
A study comparing self-regulation in children with autism, Down syndrome, and Williams syndrome found both shared and unique challenges across cognitive, sensory, emotional, and social domains.
Complex Case of Device-Related Endocarditis in Child with Down Syndrome and Heart Defect
An 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease developed infective endocarditis involving her pacemaker lead and heart valve. Treatment included antibiotics and surgery with successful recovery.