PERFORMANCE OF ADULTS WITH DOWNS-SYNDROME ON THE CHILDRENS VERSION OFTHE RIVERMEAD-BEHAVIORAL-MEMORY-TEST - A BRIEF REPORT

We gave the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test for Children (RBMT-C) to 37 community dwelling adults with Down's syndrome. Ages ranged from 1 9 to 44 years (mean 29 years, SD 6 years). We wanted to know (a) if th e test could be administered to this group and (b) how people with Dow n's syndrome compared with children aged 5 to 10 years. All subjects w ere able to participate in the test and all were 'off the floor'. Stor y recall was the hardest subtest for people with Down's syndrome, whil e remembering to deliver a message was the easiest. We discuss the pos sible use of this test in studies comparing older people with Down's s yndrome with Alzheimer patients.