d="par0005">10-year-olds with DS showed stronger socialization than communication and daily living skills.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0010">In motor skills, ball skills were clearly stronger than manual dexterity and balance.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0015">Profiles of strengths and weaknesses depend on the child’s level of functioning.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0020">Later functioning could be predicted by early development, gender and the presence of infantile spasms.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="par0025">Motor skills could be predicted less well than intelligence and adaptive functioning.
dd>dl>