OBJECTIVE To study the clinico-etiological profile of children with intellectual disability using an algorithmic approach. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Tertiary care centre in Northern India. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive children aged 3 months to 12 years, presenting with intellectual disability, confirmed by Developmental Assessment Scale for Indian Infants, Binet Kulshreshtha Test ...

Introduction The factors that affect the development of children with and without hearing disabilities are similar, provided their innate communication abilities are taken into account. Parents need to mourn the loss of the expected normally hearing child, and it is important that parents create bonds of affection with their child. Objective To conduct a postevaluation of the development and co...

background symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (asd) are commonly observed in children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd). these symptoms might underlie social and functional impairment in such children. the existing classification systems do not allow for diagnosing both conditions in children. objectives this study aimed to assess the presence of asd in a hospita...

Education of Defectives in the Public Schools. By Meta L. Anderson. Yonkers, N. Y.: World Book Company, 1917. Pp. xvii+104. Miss Anderson has set forth, in a thoroughly practical way, the methods used by teachers of defectives in the more progressive American cities. A serious weakness in her book, is that she ignores nearly everything that has been accomplished outside of Newark, N. J., Vinela...

Children with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often have difficulties in adjusting to their injury and altered abilities, and may be at risk of low self-esteem and loss of confidence. However, few studies have examined self-esteem in this client group. The current study measured the self-esteem of a group of children who were, on average, two years post-TBI and compared this to their performance...

Folate receptor α (FRα) autoantibodies (FRAAs) are prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They disrupt the transportation of folate across the blood-brain barrier by binding to the FRα. Children with ASD and FRAAs have been reported to respond well to treatment with a form of folate known as folinic acid, suggesting that they may be an important ASD subgroup to identify and treat. There h...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the frequency of co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in a well-defined cohort of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and to examine the relationship between ADHD symptoms and both adaptive functioning and health-related quality of life as reported by parents or other primary caregivers. MET...

Aim: To evaluate the long-term developmental trajectory of children with infantile spasms (IS) and identify clinical protective risk factors associated their cognitive outcome.Methods: We analyzed five-year follow-up results 41 (13 female) from previously published cohort (n = 68) recruited in a multicenter randomized controlled trial for 2-years, examining effect an adjunctive therapy (Flunari...

OBJECTIVE This study compares the developmental and functional outcomes at school entry between boys and girls born with a congenital cardiac defect who required early surgical correction. STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort of 94 children, including 49 percent boys, were followed up to 5 years of age and assessed for developmental progress. Developmental measures included Wechsler Preschool an...

OBJECTIVE To describe the manual ability of adolescents with cerebral palsy and to investigate the relationship of manual ability with daily activities. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Ninety-four adolescents with cerebral palsy, aged 12-16 years. METHODS Manual ability was assessed according to the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) and the ABILHAND-Kids. Daily activities...