Parents' Assessment of Disability in Their Children With Down Syndrome.

Aim: To describe a population of children with Down syndrome and evaluate their parents' assessment of disability.

Methods: Medical records of a population of 80 children with Down syndrome aged 5 to 17 years were analyzed for genetic background and associated diagnoses. And 27 parents to their children agreed to assess disability by employing a set of 26 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health body function (b) codes and activity and participation (d) codes.