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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: Child Neuropsychol. 2005 Feb;11(1):39–53. doi: 10.1080/09297040590911167

Table 2.

Social, Clinical, and Academic Demographics of Children with 22q11 DS.*

Female 58% (23)
Parent Education (SES)**
 12–15 Years 77% (62/80)
 ≥16 Years 23% (18/80)
Caucasian 92% (37)
22q11 DS FISH*** Positive 100% (40)
 Mean Age of Detection 37.0 months (±2.6)****
Early Hypotonia with/Motor Delays < Age 3 92% (37)
 Walking Mean Age (SD) 17.6 months (±5.4)
Permanent Hearing Loss (Hearing Aid Corrected) 7% (3)
Speech/Language Therapy 83% (33)
Occupational Therapy 68% (27)
Physical Therapy 38% (15)
Regular Education Classroom 18% (7)
Main-streamed Inclusion Classroom 55% (22)
Special Education Classroom 25% (10)
Home-Schooled 2% (1)
*

Note. N = 40

**

Hollingshead Index of Social Position (Hollingshead & Redlich, 1958)

***

fluorescence in situ hybridization assay

****

2 outliers confirmed positive at 10.6 and 12.8 years not included in the mean (SD) calculation.