Age-related progress among children with severe learning difficulties / Beryl SMITH in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 23-4 (August 1981)

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopmental Medicine & Child Neurology > 23-4 (August 1981) . - p.465-476 Titre : Age-related progress among children with severe learning difficulties Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Beryl SMITH, Auteur ; C. J. PHILLIPS, Auteur Année de publication : 1981 Article en page(s) : p.465-476 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Severely educationally handicapped children aged between seven and 13 years were assessed on scales of psychological development. Improvements in cognition, social skills and language were observed around the age of 11 to 12 years. These developments were most clearly seen in two subgroups of the sample: those with Down's syndrome and those whose mental retardation was unaccompanied by any severe pathological condition. It appeared that the gains were not an artefact of selective processes operating in the sample. The reason for improvements in diverse areas, some of which might be associated with psychological development and others with growth of physical skills, is not clear, but the findings indicate the need for longitudinal studies of the severely educationally subnormal, and particularly of the two subgroups mentioned, who together comprise about three-fifths of those with severe learning difficulties. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=522 [article] Age-related progress among children with severe learning difficulties [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Beryl SMITH, Auteur ; C. J. PHILLIPS, Auteur . - 1981 . - p.465-476. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology > 23-4 (August 1981) . - p.465-476 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Severely educationally handicapped children aged between seven and 13 years were assessed on scales of psychological development. Improvements in cognition, social skills and language were observed around the age of 11 to 12 years. These developments were most clearly seen in two subgroups of the sample: those with Down's syndrome and those whose mental retardation was unaccompanied by any severe pathological condition. It appeared that the gains were not an artefact of selective processes operating in the sample. The reason for improvements in diverse areas, some of which might be associated with psychological development and others with growth of physical skills, is not clear, but the findings indicate the need for longitudinal studies of the severely educationally subnormal, and particularly of the two subgroups mentioned, who together comprise about three-fifths of those with severe learning difficulties. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=522

Parental Concerns of Early Development in Children with Autism and Related Disorders / Panos VOSTANIS in Autism, 2-3 (September 1998)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 2-3 (September 1998) . - p.229-242 Titre : Parental Concerns of Early Development in Children with Autism and Related Disorders Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Panos VOSTANIS, Auteur ; Beryl SMITH, Auteur ; John CORBETT, Auteur ; Reena SUNGUM-PALIWAL, Auteur ; Aylif EDWARDS, Auteur ; Kate GINGELL, Auteur ; Rachel GOLDING, Auteur ; Angela MOORE, Auteur ; Jane WILLIAMS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.229-242 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Parents of consecutively referred children with autism (39), Asperger syndrome (13), atypical autism (15), learning disability (20) and semantic-pragmatic disorder (14) completed a questionnaire on concerns regarding their child's development between 12 and 18 months. The early development questionnaire included scales of communication and language, social relationships and play behaviour. The autism and the learning disability groups differed significantly on most items. The diagnosis of autism was best predicted by play behaviour items and lack of referential gestures. Factor analysis within the autism group identified factors involving items from different scales, such as lack of physical contact, social communication and imitative skills. Children with the diagnosis of semantic-pragmatic disorders had relatively high rates of early difficulties in social development. Implications for the screening and detection of autism and related disorders in early life and for the training of professionals involved are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361398023002 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=207 [article] Parental Concerns of Early Development in Children with Autism and Related Disorders [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Panos VOSTANIS, Auteur ; Beryl SMITH, Auteur ; John CORBETT, Auteur ; Reena SUNGUM-PALIWAL, Auteur ; Aylif EDWARDS, Auteur ; Kate GINGELL, Auteur ; Rachel GOLDING, Auteur ; Angela MOORE, Auteur ; Jane WILLIAMS, Auteur . - p.229-242. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 2-3 (September 1998) . - p.229-242 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Parents of consecutively referred children with autism (39), Asperger syndrome (13), atypical autism (15), learning disability (20) and semantic-pragmatic disorder (14) completed a questionnaire on concerns regarding their child's development between 12 and 18 months. The early development questionnaire included scales of communication and language, social relationships and play behaviour. The autism and the learning disability groups differed significantly on most items. The diagnosis of autism was best predicted by play behaviour items and lack of referential gestures. Factor analysis within the autism group identified factors involving items from different scales, such as lack of physical contact, social communication and imitative skills. Children with the diagnosis of semantic-pragmatic disorders had relatively high rates of early difficulties in social development. Implications for the screening and detection of autism and related disorders in early life and for the training of professionals involved are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361398023002 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=207

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