Discrimination at young age: Experimental evidence from preschool children

Experimental Age Discrimination Evidence and the Heckman Critique

* Neumark: Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, Irvine, CA 92697 (e-mail: [email protected]); Burn: Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, Irvine, CA 92697 (e-mail: [email protected]); Button: Department of Economics, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118 (e-mail: pbutton@ tulane.e...

Discrimination: Experimental Evidence from Psychology and Economics

Linguistic features in children born very preterm at preschool age.

AIM This cross-sectional study focused on the effect of very preterm (VPT) birth on language development by analysing phonological, lexical, grammatical, and pragmatic skills and assessing the role of cognitive and memory skills. METHOD Sixty children (29 males, 31 females) born VPT (<32wks) aged 5 years were compared with 60 children with typical development. The linguistic assessment was pe...

Pseudoseizure manifestations in two preschool age children

We report two patients with epilepsy with pseudoseizures at age 6 years. Both presented with intractable staring spells. Pseudoseizures were provoked and aborted by suggestion, leading to the diagnosis. In both patients, evidence of a neuropsychological disturbance was later found and psychotherapy started. Monitoring of intractable staring episodes is recommended prior to escalating antiepilep...

Unintentional Injuries in Preschool Age Children

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children. Previous research has shown that most of the injuries occur in and around the home. Therefore, parents have a key role in the occurrence and prevention of injuries. In this study, we examined the relationship among home injuries to children and parental attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, parental attitu...