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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023

Using the Social Skills Improvement System (SSiS) Rating Scales to assess social skills in youth with Down syndrome.

Marie Moore Channell, Laura J Mattie, Emily K Schworer, Deborah J Fidler, Anna J Esbensen

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. A Review of Clinical Trials in Down Syndrome.International review of research in developmental disabilities · 2025
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Marie Moore ChannellDepartment of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
Laura J MattieDepartment of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
Emily K SchworerDivision of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States.
Deborah J FidlerDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
Anna J EsbensenDivision of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States.

Funding

Waisman Center Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research CenterP50HD105353 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Brittany Gail Travers · 2021 to 2026
$8.5M
INCLUDE19 – Evaluating outcome measures in young adults with Down syndromeR01HD093754 · NICHD · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Anna J. Esbensen · 2018 to 2026
$6.2M
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN MENTAL RETARDATION RESEARCHT32HD007489 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Sigan L Hartley · 1995 to 2026
$6.0M
Executive Function Outcome Measures for Young Children with Down SyndromeR01HD099150 · NICHD · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DEBORAH J FIDLER · 2019 to 2026
$4.7M
Parent and child predictors of mental state language development in Down syndromeR03HD083596 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI CHANNELL, MARIE MOORE · 2016 to 2017
$159k
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105353NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD093754NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD099150NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD083596NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007489
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Abstract

Introduction and Methods: This study provides preliminary data on the Social Skills Improvement System (SSiS) Rating Scales Parent Form to measure social skills in a sample of 124 children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) ages 6-17 years. Results: Overall, participants demonstrated relatively mild symptoms, with the sample's average standard score falling within 1 standard deviation from the mean of the normative sample for the social skills ( Discussion: This study provides some of the first evidence validating the use of the SSiS in youth with DS, filling a gap in standardized measures of social functioning in this population.

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challenging behaviordown syndromeintellectual disabilityproblem behaviorssocial interactionsocial skills

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PMID37082574
PMCPMC10110963

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