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Jun 28, 2019 5 min

Sleep, memory, language, and Down syndrome

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New research suggests a link between poor sleep and difficulty learning to communicate in children with Down syndrome.

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University of Arizona psychology professor Jamie Edgin's work provided the first empirical evidence suggesting poor sleep might limit how well children with Down syndrome learn to communicate. Edgin is now expanding her sleep research to include children born premature and those at risk for autism.

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