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Peer reviewedKerns, Kimberley A.; Don, Audrey; Mateer, Catherine A.; Streissguth, Ann P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Sixteen nonretarded young adults with fetal alcohol syndrome were divided into two groups, one with average to above average IQ and one with borderline to low average IQ. Subjects in both groups manifested clear deficits on neuropsychological measures sensitive to complex attention, verbal learning, and executive function at a frequency and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Incidence
Peer reviewedMateer, Catherine A.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1996
Disorders of attention, memory, and executive function are common sequelae of traumatic brain injuries in children. Intervention usually involves externally focused interventions aimed at changing the environment to minimize the dysfunction; internally focused interventions aimed at improving the underlying cognitive ability; or compensatory…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attention Control, Cognitive Ability, Diagnostic Teaching
