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Developmental status of 22 children with trisomy 18 and eight children with trisomy 13: Implications and recommendations
Author(s) -
Bruns Deborah A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.37102
Subject(s) - trisomy , developmental psychology , psychology , biology , genetics
Trisomy 18 and trisomy 13 are conditions often referred to as “incompatible with life” or “lethal anomalies.” If there is long‐term survival, the outlook is considered “grim.” Developmental status is presumed to be minimal. Yet, Baty et al. [1994; 49:189–194] described a variety of developmental skills in their sample. An additional 22 children with trisomy 18 and eight with trisomy 13 are described here. A range of developmental skills is noted with strengths in the language and communication, gross and fine motor and social‐emotional domains including indicating preferences, exploration of objects and a range of voluntary mobility. These results serve to expand the knowledge base on developmental status for these groups and advance the need to further explore developmental abilities rather than focus on deficits. Avenues for future research, implications, and recommendations are provided. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.