@article{ref1,
title="Enabling 2-wheeled cycling for youth with Down syndrome",
journal="Pediatric physical therapy",
year="2016",
author="Halayko, Janine and Magill-Evans, Joyce and Smith, Veronica and Polatajko, Helene",
volume="28",
number="2",
pages="224-230",
abstract="PURPOSE: To study the effectiveness of cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (CO-OP) to teach motor skills to youth with intellectual disabilities. <br><br>METHODS: Six youth aged 12 to 19 years participated in this study. A multiple baseline design was employed to evaluate distance and time cycled, and a pre-post-follow-up design was used to evaluate the effect on cycling skills mastered, cycling performance, and parent satisfaction. <br><br>RESULTS: At follow-up, 5 of the 6 youth rode their 2-wheeled bicycles over 100 m in their communities (range, 103-1400 m) and demonstrated improved cycling skills and parent satisfaction. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The skills acquired by youth with Down syndrome using a CO-OP approach exceeded what has been reported in the literature. CO-OP offers a promising alternative to existing approaches for teaching 2-wheeled cycling to youth with Down syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-5669",
doi="10.1097/PEP.0000000000000240",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000240"
}