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Motor and Cognitive Performance Differences between Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
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Asonitou, Katerina; Koutsouki, Dimitra; Kourtessis, Thomas; Charitou, Sofia – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The current study adopts the PASS theory of information processing to investigate the probable differences in specific motor and cognitive abilities between children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Participants were 108 5- and 6-year-old preschoolers (54 children with DCD and 54 children without DCD). The Movement…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Correlation, Cognitive Processes, Preschool Children
Development of a Preschool Developmental Assessment Scale for Assessment of Developmental Disabilities
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Leung, Cynthia; Mak, Rose; Lau, Vanessa; Cheung, Jasmine; Lam, Catherine – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aim of this paper was to describe the development of the cognitive domain of the Preschool Developmental Assessment Scale (PDAS) for assessment of preschool children with developmental disabilities. The initial version of the cognitive domain consisted of 87 items. They were administered to 324 preschool children, including 240 children from…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Preschool Children, Measures (Individuals), Test Construction
Early Intervention in 208 Swedish Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. A Prospective Naturalistic Study
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Fernell, Elisabeth; Hedvall, Asa; Westerlund, Joakim; Carlsson, Lotta Hoglund; Eriksson, Mats; Olsson, Martina Barnevik; Holm, Anette; Norrelgen, Fritjof; Kjellmer, Liselotte; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Early intervention has been reported to improve outcome in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Several studies in the field have been randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The aim of this study was to assess ASD outcome in a large naturalistic study. Two hundred and eight children, aged 20-54 months, with a clinical diagnosis of ASD…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Early Intervention, Autism, Learning Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses in Stockholm Preschoolers
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Fernell, Elisabeth; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aims of this study were to estimate prevalence rates of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses in a cohort of 6-year-old children with birth year 2002, referred to the Autism Centre for Young Children, serving the whole of Stockholm county and on the basis of the available data discuss clinical aspects of assessment,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Autism, Learning Disabilities
Determinants of Activity and Participation in Preschoolers with Developmental Delay
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Leung, Grantiana P. K.; Chan, Chetwyn C. H.; Chung, Raymond C. K.; Pang, Marco Y. C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model endorsed by the World Health Organization, activity (the execution of a task or action by an individual), and participation (involvement in a life situation) are important components in the assessment of health and functioning of an individual. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Family Income, Cognitive Ability, Developmental Disabilities, Preschool Children
Stability and Change of Cognitive Attributes in Children with Uneven/Delayed Cognitive Development from Preschool through Childhood
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Yang, Pinchen; Lung, For-Wey; Jong, Yuh-Jyh; Hsu, Hsiu-Yi; Chen, Cheng-Chung – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
As part of an ongoing clinical service program for children with developmental delay in an Asian developing country, we analyzed the cognitive attributes of 362 Taiwanese children (average age 48.5 plus or minus 12.9 month-old) with uneven/delayed cognitive development as they were assessed repeatedly with average duration of 39.7 plus or…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Mental Retardation, Autism