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Schroeder, Stephen R.; Courtemanche, Andrea – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
There is a very substantial literature over the past 50 years on the advantages of early detection and intervention on the cognitive, communicative, and social-emotional development of infants and toddlers at risk for developmental delay due to premature birth or social disadvantage. Most of these studies excluded children with severe delays or…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
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Ji, N. Y.; Capone, G. T.; Kaufmann, W. E. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: The diagnostic validity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has been challenged in Down syndrome (DS), because of the high prevalence of cognitive impairments in this population. Therefore, we attempted to validate DSM-based diagnoses via an unbiased categorisation of…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Hyperactivity, Down Syndrome