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Beckman, Paula J.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
The Carolina Record of Infant Behavior was used to assess the stability from 3 months to 1 year of such characteristics as activity level, irritability, and social responsiveness in 39 preterm infants at risk for developmental disorders. The most stability was observed on such developmentally based items as social orientation. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Developmental Disabilities
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Urquhart, Marilyn K. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
Findings of a study of 32 infants attending a neonatal intensive care unit follow-up clinic included mechanically ventilated infants were more irritable than nonventilated infants; infants from lower income families were fussier than infants from higher income families; 5-minute Apgar scores were more predictive of infants' success on a visual…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Family Income
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Short, Rick Jay; Simeonsson, Rune J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1990
This study documented the occurrence of stereotypical behaviors in young children with various handicapping conditions by rating such behaviors in 351 young children with handicaps by caregivers in early intervention programs. Most of the children exhibited at least one stereotypical behavior, and some stereotypical behaviors were differentially…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
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Rogers, Sally J.; Puchalski, Carol B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1984
Analysis of videotaped mother interactions with 21 visually impaired and 16 nonhandicapped infants revealed that visually impaired infants demonstrated fewer periods of positive vocalization and responses, fewer social initiations, more negative vocalizations and periods of negative affect, and more ignoring of the mothers than did the controls.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Infants, Interaction, Mothers
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Richard, Nancy B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
Research on characteristics of Down Syndrome infants affecting the interaction between mother and child is reviewed. Differences in the development of the social communication behaviors of state control (sleep and awake); gaze patterns; coordination of gesture, gaze, and vocalization; and frequency of vocalization have implications for parental…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Downs Syndrome, Infants
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Baird, Samera Major; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
The Infant Parent Social Interaction Code was developed to measure infant-parent interaction utilizing four parent variables, four infant variables, and one dyadic variable for which operational definitions were developed. Preliminary and validation studies with a total of 232 infants and toddlers suggest the measure reveals important interactive…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Early Intervention, Infants, Interaction