Adaptive behavior of children with visual impairment

Adaptive behavior of children and adolescents with visual impairments.

The present study explored the total adaptive behavior of children and adolescents with visual impairments, as well as their adaptive behavior in each of the domains of Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization. Moreover, the predictors of the performance and developmental delay in adaptive behavior were investigated. Instrumentation included an informal questionnaire and the Vinela...

Somatic development of children with visual impairment

The effect of sensory organ diseases on physical growth is not an issue that is frequently discussed in auxology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical growth of children and youth suffering from sight deficiency or blindness in respect of the degree of disability, its etiology, and therapies applied in the course of treatment. The study involved 288 subjects (126 girls and 162 boy...

Visual impairment in children.

Development of visual acuity in children with cerebral visual impairment.

OBJECTIVE To study the development of visual acuity in term-born children with cerebral visual impairment and a history of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. METHODS We studied 19 term-born children, aged 6 months to 6 years, with moderate to severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and behaviors indicative of cerebral visual impairment. Longitudinal measures of grating acuity w...

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral doll therapy on behavioral problems in children aged 9-7 years with visual impairment

Children with visual impairments suffer from major behavioral problems that affect the child's developmental process and adaptation to their environment. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of puppetry and cognitive-behavioral therapy on internalized and externalized problems of children with visual impairment. The statistical population of this study included all...