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Martins, Isabel; Lauterbach, Martin; Slade, Peter; Luis, Henriques; DeRouen, Timothy; Martin, Michael; Caldas, Alexandre; Leitao, Jorge; Rosenbaum, Gail; Townes, Brenda – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Neurological examination of children includes the screening for soft neurological signs (NSS). There is little knowledge about their evolution during adolescence, except that their lasting presence has been associated with developmental, psychological, and cognitive disorders. We report the results of a NSS exam (assessing gross and fine motor…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Motor Development, Children, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Quinn, Patricia O.; Rapoport, Judith L. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
Molloy, Geoffrey N.; Das, J. P. – Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1980
The paper traces the development of an integrated model of cognition stemming from Soviet neuropsychology and reviews recent research on simultaneous and successive syntheses. Implications for mental retardation, learning disability, hyperactivity, and reading disability are given. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
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Healy, Jane M. – NAMTA Journal, 1995
Asserts that family environment and the parent-child relationship have a significant effect on the neurological development of young children. Suggests that parents need to encourage thinking, problem-solving, and language skills in their children through meaningful conversation and interaction. Maintains that attention deficit hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Development, Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education