Cognitive Characteristics
Cognitive Characteristics
Everyone who has Down’s syndrome will have an intellectual impairment. The level of intellectual impairment will vary from individual to individual. The individual will often have developmental delays and like intellectual impairments this will vary from individual to individual. An individual with Down’s syndrome will reach the same developmental milestones as others.
A common behavioural characteristic of around 80% of individuals with Down’s syndrome is their loving and affectionate nature. They often bond easily.
Everyone who has Down’s syndrome will have an intellectual impairment. The level of intellectual impairment will vary from individual to individual. The individual will often have developmental delays and like intellectual impairments this will vary from individual to individual. An individual with Down’s syndrome will reach the same developmental milestones as others.
A common behavioural characteristic of around 80% of individuals with Down’s syndrome is their loving and affectionate nature. They often bond easily.