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Behavioural and Cognitive Outcomes in Young Children of Mothers with Intellectual Impairments
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Powell, R. M.; Parish, S. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2017
Background: Despite an increase in international studies examining the experiences of parents with intellectual impairments and their children, few have utilised population-based data. This study investigated the behavioural and cognitive outcomes of 3-year-old US children of mothers with intellectual impairments compared with children of mothers…
Descriptors: Young Children, Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Parents with Disabilities
Mothers with Intellectual Limitations and Their 2-Year-Old Children's Developmental Outcomes.
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Keltner, Bette R.; Wise, Lillian A.; Taylor, Gloria – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
This study compared 38 low-income mothers with intellectual limitations and 32 low-income mothers without intellectual limitations and found developmental delay was identified by the age of 2 years in 42% of children born to mothers with intellectual limitations and 12% of children born to the other mothers. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Delays, Family Environment, Low Income Groups
Looking without Listening: Is Audition a Prerequisite for Normal Development of Visual Attention during Infancy?
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Spencer, Patricia – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2000
This study investigated potential effects of auditory and other communicative experience on development of visual attention in 80 infants (tested at 9, 12, and 18 months), half deaf and half with deaf mothers. Results indicate that early visual attention is associated with and potentially influenced by a complex interaction of maturation,…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Child Development, Deafness, Infants
Developmental Profiles of Children Born to Mothers with Intellectual Disability.
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McConnell, David; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Mayes, Rachel; Russo, Domenica; Honey, Anne – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2003
The developmental status of 37 Australian preschool children (ages 5-78 months) born to mothers with intellectual disability was assessed. In all developmental domains, a substantial proportion of the children (between 35 and 57%) showed a delay of at least 3 months. Delays in physical and communication development were most prevalent. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Child Rearing, Communication Skills