Pubblicazioni: Articoli

Ceci, B., Walsh, M. M., Colaianni, S., Pinks, E. M., Onnivello, S., Van Deusen, K., Pulina, F., Marcolin, C., Gray, B. A., Rossi, E., Lupati, E., Pietrobon, M., Tomè, A., Fidler, D.J. & Lanfranchi, S. (2026).

What Motivates Parents of Young Children with Down Syndrome to Participate in Research: A Focus Group Analysis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities.

Colaianni, S., Walsh, M.M., Onnivello, S., Pinks, M.E., Marcolin, C., Van Deusen, K., Rossi, E., Riggs, N.R., Pulina, F., Daunhauer, L., Fidler, D.J. and Lanfranchi, S. (2025).

Acceptability of a Novel Parent-Mediated Executive Function Intervention for Young Children With Down Syndrome in Italy. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 38: e70038.

Pinks, M., Walsh, M., Colaianni, S., Onnivello, S., Marcolin, C., Looney, S., Rossi, E., Pulina, F., Prince, M., Riggs, N., Hepburn, S., Daunhauer, L., Kaylyn, V., Lanfranchi, S. and Fidler, D. (2025).

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Executive Function Intervention for Young Children With Down Syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Lanfranchi, S., Onnivello, S., Walsh, M., Colaianni, S., Pinks, M., Marcolin, C., Van Deusen, K., Ceci, B., Riggs, N. R., Rossi, E., Daunhauer, L., Pulina, F., & Fidler, D. J. (2024).

Considerations for developing syndrome-informed early interventions for children with neurogenetic conditions. International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities. Volume 67, Pages 45-69.

Walsh, M. M., Van Deusen, K., Pinks, M. E., Ceci, B., Hepburn, S., Riggs, N. R., Pulina, F., Marcolin, C., Onnivello, S., Colaianni, S., Gray, B., Daunhauer, L.A., Lanfranchi, S., & Fidler, D. J. (2024).

Parent perspectives on parent-mediated intervention for young children with Down syndrome. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (JARID).

Rossi, E., Trevisan, R., Marcolin, C., & Lanfranchi, S. (2024).

Down Syndrome awareness among adults with Down Syndrome. International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities (IRRDD).

Onnivello, S., Locatelli, C., Pulina, F., Ramacieri, G., Marcolin, C., Antonaros, F., Vione, B., Catapano, F., & Lanfranchi, S. (2024).

Cross-sectional developmental trajectories in the adaptive functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities (RDD).

Lanfranchi, S., Marcolin, C., Onnivello, S., Colaianni, S., & Pulina, F. (2023).

Ricerca e innovazione per la scuola: Funzioni esecutive e disabilità intellettiva. Psicologia e Scuola – Giunti (13).

Lanfranchi, S., Marcolin, C., Onnivello, S., & Pulina, F. (2023).

Chapter 13: Elena: Assessing a Child With Down Syndrome. In Griffiths III – A Case Study Book for Practitioners. A cura di Louise Stroud & Elizabeth Green. Hogrefe UK.

Locatelli, C., Onnivello, S., Gori, C., Ramacieri, G., Pulina, F., Marcolin, C., Vianello, R., Vione, B., Caracausi, M., Pelleri, M. C., Vitale, L., Pirazzoli, G. L., Cocchi, G., Corvaglia, L., Strippoli, P., Antonaros, F., Piovesan, A., & Lanfranchi, S. (2022).

A reassessment of Jackson's checklist and identification of two Down syndrome sub-phenotypes. Scientific Reports. 12:3104.

Onnivello, S., Pulina, F., Locatelli, C., Marcolin, C., Ramacieri, G., Antonaros, F., Vione, B., Caracausi, M., & Lanfranchi, S. (2022).

Cognitive profiles in children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-14.

Fidler, D. J., & Lanfranchi, S. (2021).

Executive function and intellectual disability: innovations, methods and treatment. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 66 (1-2), 1-8.

Locatelli, C., Onnivello, S., Antonaros, F., Feliciello, A., Filoni, S., Rossi, S., Pulina, F., Marcolin, C., Vianello, R., Toffalini, E., Ramacieri, G., Martelli, A., Procaccini, G., Sperti, G., Caracausi, M., Pelleri, M. C., Vitale, L., Pirazzoli, G. L., Strippoli, P., Cocchi, G., Piovesan, A., & Lanfranchi, S. (2021).

Is the Age of Developmental Milestones a Predictor for Future Development in Down Syndrome? Brain sciences, 11(5), 655.

Onnivello, S., Colaianni, S., Pulina, F., Locatelli, C., Marcolin, C., Ramacieri, G., Antonaros, F., Vione, B., Piovesan, A., & Lanfranchi, S. (2021).

Executive functions and adaptive behavior in individuals with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Onnivello, S., Schworer, E. K., Daunhauer, L. A., & Fidler, D. J. (2021).

Acquisition of cognitive and communication milestones in infants with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.

Antonaros, F., Lanfranchi, S., Locatelli, C., Martelli, A., Olivucci, G., Cicchini, E., Diatricch, L. C., Mannini, E., Vione, B., Feliciello, A., Ramacieri, G., Onnivello, S., Vianello, R., Vitale, L., Pelleri, M. C., Strippoli, P., Cocchi, G., Pulina, F., Piovesan, A., & Caracausi, M. (2021).

One-carbon pathway and cognitive skills in children with Down syndrome. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-13.

Lanfranchi, S., Onnivello, S., Lunardon, M., Sella, F., & Zorzi, M. (2021).

Parent-based training of basic number skills in children with Down syndrome using an adaptive computer game. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 112, 103919.

Sella, F., Onnivello, S., Lunardon, M., Lanfranchi, S., & Zorzi, M. (2021).

Training basic numerical skills in children with Down syndrome using the computerized game "The Number Race". Scientific reports, 11(1), 1-14.

Antonaros, F., Ghini, V., Pulina, F., Ramacieri, G., Cicchini, E., Mannini, E., Martelli, A., Feliciello, A., Lanfranchi, S., Onnivello, S., Vianello, R., Locatelli, C., Cocchi, G., Pelleri, M. C., Vitale, L., Strippoli, P., Luchinat, C., Turano, P., Piovesan, A., & Caracausi, M. (2020).

Plasma metabolome and cognitive skills in Down syndrome. Scientific Report, 10, 10491.

Meneghetti, C., Toffalini, E., Lanfranchi, S., & Carretti, B. (2020).

Path Learning in Individuals With Down Syndrome: The Floor Matrix Task and the Role of Individual Visuo-Spatial Measures. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 14, 107.

Mento, G., Scerif, G., Granziol, U., Franzoi, M., & Lanfranchi, S. (2019).

Dissociating top-down and bottom-up temporal attention in Down syndrome: A neurocostructive perspective. Cognitive Development, 49, 81-93.

Meneghetti, C., Toffalini, E., Carretti, B., & Lanfranchi, S. (2018).

Mental rotation ability and everyday life spatial activities in individuals with DS. Research on Developmental Disabilities, 72, 33-41.

Toffalini, E., Meneghetti, C., Carretti, B., & Lanfranchi, S. (2018).

Environment learning from virtual exploration in individuals with Down syndrome: the role of perspective and sketch maps. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(1), 30-40.

Lanfranchi, S., Pulina, F., Carretti, B., & Mammarella, I. C. (2017).

Increasing spatial-simultaneous working memory in individuals with Down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 64, 118-129.

Lanfranchi, S., Aventaggiato, F., Jerman, O., & Vianello, R. (2015).

Numerical skills in children with Down syndrome. Can they be improved? Research in Developmental Disabilities, 45, 129-135.

Pulina, F., Carretti, B., Lanfranchi, S., & Mammarella, I. C. (2015).

Improving spatial-simultaneous working memory in Down syndrome: effect of a training program led by parents instead of an expert. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 12-65.

Lanfranchi, S., Toffanin, E., Zilli, S., Panzeri, B., & Vianello, R. (2014).

Memory coding in individuals with Down syndrome. Child Neuropsychology, 20, 6, 700-712.

Lanfranchi, S., & Vianello, R. (2012).

Stress, Locus of Control, and Family Cohesion and Adaptability in Parents of Children with Down, Williams, Fragile X, and Prader-Willi Syndromes. American Journal On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, 117, 207-224.

Lanfranchi, S., Jerman, O., Dal Pont E., Alberti, A., & Vianello, R. (2010).

Executive function in adolescents with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54, 4, 308-319.

Lanfranchi, S., Carretti, B., Spanò G., & Cornoldi C. (2009).

A specific deficit in visuo-spatial simultaneous working memory in Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53, 5, 474-483.

Lanfranchi, S., Cornoldi, C., & Vianello, R. (2004).

Verbal and Visuospatial Working Memory Deficits in Children with Down Syndrome. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 109, 6, 456-466.