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Peer reviewedDumaret, A. C.; Duyme, M.; Tomkiewicz, S. – Early Child Development and Care, 1998
Examined major discriminating factors for cognitive development in high-IQ and low-IQ children in child care who had been adopted after age four. Found that birth rank, maternal mental retardation, pregnancy/delivery complications, severe prematurity or low birthweight, and number of hospitalizations differentiated the two groups. Over time, IQs…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, At Risk Persons, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
