Leveraging technology to identify outcome measures for young children with Down syndrome

The proposed research is relevant to public health because it contributes to a program of research focused on significantly improving the communication abilities of children with language impairments, specifically children with Down syndrome. There is a lack of research on outcome measures for young children with Down syndrome. This is a critical issue, given the significant advances in pharmacological and behavioral interventions for individuals with Down syndrome; however, it is impossible to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions given the lack of information on appropriate outcome measures.