Pediatricians often encounter children with delays of motor development in their clinical practices. Earlier identification of motor delays allows for timely referral for developmental interventions as well as diagnostic evaluations and treatment planning. A multidisciplinary expert panel developed an algorithm for the surveillance and screening of children for motor delays within the medical h...

Behavior problems and parental expectations and practices were studied in a sample of 58 toddlers with developmental disabilities who were consecutively referred to a mental health clinic. The majority of children (70.7%) exceeded the clinical cut-off score for significant behavior problems including tantrums, aggression, defiance, and hyperactivity, and 77.6% met the DSM-IV criteria for a psyc...

CASE 1 Three-month-old Juanita was being evaluated by her pediatrician during a health supervision visit when bilateral lower extremity hypertonicity is noted for the first time. Tone appears to be mildly to moderately and symmetrically increased in her hip adductors and at the ankles. Three beat ankle clonus bilaterally, intact sensation to light touch, and normal spontaneous movements of the ...

OBJECTIVE ADHD is often comorbid with other disorders, but it is often assumed that academic, language, or motor c skills problems are secondary to ADHD rather than that attention problems are secondary to the other disorder or both disorders have a shared etiology. We assessed for comorbid developmental disorders and which cognitive processes were impaired in children with ADHD. METHOD Measu...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of communication delays or disorders is increasing, possibly because of various environmental risk factors. Selection and implementation of effective screening tools are important to detect at-risk infants as early as possible. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS), PEDS-Developmental Milestones and PEDS tools t...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, more than 200 million children in low- and middle-income countries have developmental delays and/or disabilities. In South Africa the only nationally implemented developmental 'screening' tool is integrated as part of 'The Road to Health Booklet (RTHB). METHOD The study employed a comparative cross-sectional within-subject design to evaluate the accuracy of the RTHB deve...

The first two years of life, including the period from conception to 2 age, are very important for a child’s growth and development. This study sought describe developmental status environmental factors that influence it in children aged 6 months urban rural areas. research sites were purposively selected: specific health centres city Bandung West district chosen was conducted November December...

We examined the effectiveness and efficiency of 2 instructional arrangements using progressive prompt delay (PPD) with 3 young children with autism and 1 child with developmental delays. Specifically, we compared PPD with instructive feedback (IF) to PPD without IF in an adapted alternating treatment design. The results suggested that (a) children with autism and developmental delays can learn ...