Digital Games for Down Syndrome Children’s Language and Cognitive Development

Eleni Karagianni () and Athanasios Drigas ()
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Eleni Karagianni: Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D ΙΙΤ - N.C.S.R. "Demokritos" , Athens, Greece
Athanasios Drigas: Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D ΙΙΤ - N.C.S.R. "Demokritos" , Athens, Greece

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2022, vol. 35, issue 1, 162-185

Abstract: Down syndrome is considered to be one of the most prevalent genetic causes of intellectual disability, derived from chromosomal disorder, which accounts for dysfunctions in many organs and has a characteristic phenotype, which consists of physical and behavioral features. Many studies have shown that language is one of the most impaired areas of function in Down syndrome and perhaps, the highest barrier for their substantial inclusion into formal education and community. The aim of this paper is to investigate the specific features of this linguistic phenotype, presenting the strengths and weaknesses of their language, as well as the factors that contribute to their formation, compared to normally developing children. In addition, it scopes to highlight the role of educational mobile apps, as innovative and interactive tools for the developmental learning of Down syndrome children. The results of the research indicate that their language goes through the same, with typical development sequences, but progressively erases a slowing trajectory and results in lower performance. However, the use of digital games, especially virtual reality video games, can, significantly, improve their cognitive and fine mobile functioning and also the acquisition of literacy, language and math skills, in order to upgrade their quality of life.

Keywords: Down syndrome; language phenotype; factors; digital games; video games; virtual reality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v35i1.7241

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