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Germany, Laurence; Ehlinger, Virginie; Klapouszczak, Dana; Delobel, Malika; Hollody, Katalin; Sellier, Elodie; De La Cruz, Javier; Alberge, Corine; Genolini, Christophe; Arnaud, Catherine – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The present paper aims to analyze trends over time in prevalence of cerebral palsy of post-neonatal origin, to investigate whether changes are similar according to severity and to describe the disability profile by etiology. Post-neonatal cases, birth years 1976 to 1998, were identified from the Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe…
Descriptors: Public Health, Children, Foreign Countries, Incidence
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Costanzo, Floriana; Varuzza, Cristiana; Menghini, Deny; Addona, Francesca; Gianesini, Tiziana; Vicari, Stefano – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Executive functions are a set of high cognitive abilities that control and regulate other functions and behaviors and are crucial for successful adaptation. Deficits in executive functions are frequently described in developmental disorders, which are characterized by disadaptive behavior. However, executive functions are not widely examined in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Adolescents, Inhibition, Attention
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Williams, Keith E.; Field, Douglas G.; Seiverling, Laura – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Food refusal is a severe feeding problem in which children refuse to eat all or most foods presented and exhibit problems with growth. This review discusses the definition, etiology, and interventions pertaining to food refusal. The interventions utilized for food refusal typically consist of several treatment components. These treatment…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Disorders, Children, Child Health
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Poelmans, Hanne; Luts, Heleen; Vandermosten, Maaike; Boets, Bart; Ghesquiere, Pol; Wouters, Jan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The etiology of developmental dyslexia remains widely debated. An appealing theory postulates that the reading and spelling problems in individuals with dyslexia originate from reduced sensitivity to slow-rate dynamic auditory cues. This low-level auditory deficit is thought to provoke a cascade of effects, including inaccurate speech perception…
Descriptors: Cues, Dyslexia, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Perception
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Matson, Johnny L.; LoVullo, Santino V. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Children and adults with developmental disabilities are more likely to evince encopresis, soiling and constipation than the general population. This set of related behaviors can produce a great deal of stress and can be a major restriction in independent living. This paper provides a review of the current state of knowledge on the prevalence,…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Etiology, Human Body
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Memisevic, Haris; Sinanovic, Osman – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the occurrence of epilepsy in children with intellectual disability. An additional goal was to determine if there were statistical differences in the occurrence of epilepsy related to the sex, level and etiology of intellectual disability of children. The sample consisted of 167 children with intellectual…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Special Schools, Etiology
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Shoji, Hiroaki; Koizumi, Natsuko; Ozaki, Hisaki – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Linguistic lateralization in 10 adolescents with Down syndrome (average age: 15.7 years), 15 adolescents with intellectual disabilities of unknown etiology (average age: 17.8 years), 2 groups of children without disabilities (11 children, average age: 4.7 years; 10 children, average age: 8.5 years), and 14 adolescents without disabilities (average…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Mental Retardation, Linguistics
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Niklasson, Lena; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The primary objective of this study was to study the impact of ASD/ADHD on general intellectual ability and profile, executive functions and visuo-motor skills in children and adults with 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). A secondary aim was to study if gender, age, heart disease, ASD, ADHD or ASD in combination with ADHD had an impact on general…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Intelligence Quotient, Neuropsychology, Etiology
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Fidler, Deborah J.; Most, David E.; Guiberson, Mark M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2005
In order to better understand the neuropsychological underpinnings of the relative strength in word identification in individuals with Down syndrome, the performance of children and adolescents with Down syndrome (N=29) was compared to the performance of a nonverbal-IQ matched group of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Skills, Adolescents, Visual Perception, Short Term Memory