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Item Open Access Activity participation and motivation in Down syndrome(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2010) Clader, Emily Jo, author; Daunhauer, Lisa, advisor; Fidler, Deborah J., committee member; Wall, Elizabeth, committee member; Wood, Wendy Hower, committee memberThis paper examines activity participation, motivational style, and daily living skills in the Down syndrome (DS) behavioral phenotype. Children with DS (n = 26) and mixed-etiology intellectual disability (ID, n = 18) ages 5 - 22 participated. The CBCL was used to assess activity participation, the Reiss Profile MR/DD measured motivational style, and the VABS measured daily living skills. Children with DS were more motivated by independence than children with ID (p = .001). In the DS group, sports participation was negatively associated with pain avoidance (r = -.429) and frustration avoidance (r = -.518) but positively associated with daily living skills (r = .452). Daily living skills were negatively associated with curiosity. Though children with DS were motivated by independence, this was not necessarily related to function. Individuals with DS may need heightened tolerance for frustration and even pain to maintain motivation for physical activity. Implications for intervention are discussed.Item Open Access Relationship between early executive function, comorbidities, and motor skills in infants with Down syndrome(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021) Jessen, Breanne, author; Daunhauer, Lisa, advisor; Fidler, Deborah, committee member; Gingerich, Karla, committee memberOver the last decade, there has been increased research on executive function including working memory, inhibition, shifting, and planning in Down syndrome, yet there are still unanswered questions. The extant research demonstrates that Down syndrome is associated with deficits in executive function, motor skills, and a higher probability of exhibiting comorbid diagnoses. Shifting in infancy is associated with infant motor skills and later school outcomes such as memory in typical development. Questions remain regarding how these factors interact in infants with Down syndrome. The current study examined the associations between shifting performance, co-occurring conditions (congenital heart defects [CHD] and prematurity), and motor skills in infants with Down syndrome. Participants were 51 infants with Down syndrome, mean infant chronological age (CA)=15.9 months; SD=3.95; mean infant developmental age=10.73, SD=0.36, Overall, 41.2% of the infant participants were born prematurely (n=21), and 45.1% had CHD (n=23). The results indicate no statistically significant association between co-occurring conditions (CHD and prematurity) and shifting abilities. Additionally, associations between motor skills and shifting performance were not statistically significant. Future research should include a larger sample size and a longitudinal design to better understand the nature of these relationships.