The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of brother intervention through cooking activities on
the pragmatic competence of a children with Down Syndrome. The subjects of the study were three
children with Down Syndrome and their three non-disabled brothers. The assessment of the study was
divided into two ways, the evaluation of cooking and questionnaire, which were conducted with before and
after testing. The cooking evaluation involved the frequency of brotherhood interaction, the change of
brothers' interactive behaviors, and the change of conversational functions between brothers.
The results of the study are as follows:
First, brother intervention through cooking activities has a positive impact on the frequency of
communication of a child with Down Syndrome. Second, brother intervention through cooking activities has
a positive effect on the change of communicative behaviors of a child with Down Syndrome. Third,
brother intervention through cooking activities has a positive influence on the conversational function of a
child with Down Syndrome. Fourth, brother intervention through cooking activities affects the change of
communicative attitude of the family members of a child with Down Syndrome in a positive way.
Based on the findings above, it is concluded that brother intervention through cooking activities has a
positive effect upon the frequency of communication, the change of communicative behaviors, and the
improvements of communicative functions of a child with Down Syndrome, and the change of
communicative attitude of the family members of a child with Down Syndrome.