Functional Skills in Self-Care, Mobility, and Communication in 211 School Aged Children with Down Syndrome in Western Australia

Abstract 81 Poster Session III, Monday 5/3 (poster 353)

Purpose: To field test a modified version of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) in a school aged cohort of children with Down syndrome. 211 children born in Western Australia between 1980 and 1991 were selected through the Birth Defects Registry, the Disability Services Commission, and the regional Down syndrome Parent Group. These children account for 85% of school aged children with Down syndrome. 15% of families chose not to participate.

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