@entity146 in adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome and other XXXX .

@entity1 @entity308 @entity146 @entity73 @entity23 @entity148 @entity716 @entity717
BACKGROUND: Relative to other aspects of Down syndrome, remarkably little is known about the @entity146 problems experienced by youth and young adults with this syndrome and if these problems differ from others with @entity717 . Yet adolescence and young adulthood are particularly vulnerable time periods, as they involve multiple life transitions in educational, medical, and other service systems. METHODS: This study compared the @entity146 diagnoses of 49 adolescent and young adult @entity1 with Down syndrome to 70 @entity1 with other @entity717 ( @entity717 ). The groups were similar in age, gender, and level of @entity73 . The 119 @entity1 , aged 13 to 29  years (M   =   21) were evaluated in one of two specialized @entity146 clinics. RESULTS: In contrast to previous literature, those with Down syndrome versus other @entity717 had significantly higher rates of @entity716 NOS or @entity308 with @entity716 features (43% versus 13%). Unlike the ID group, @entity716 was predominantly seen in females with Down syndrome. Marked motoric slowing in performing routine daily activities or in expressive language was manifested in 17% of @entity1 with Down syndrome. No group differences were found in @entity148 or @entity308 , and the ID group had significantly higher rates of bipolar and @entity23 . CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary observations warrant further studies on genetic, neurological, and psychosocial factors that place some young @entity1 with Down syndrome or other @entity717 at high risk for severe @entity146 .
