Abstract Date Presented 04/02/2022 OT practitioners can take a public health approach to early identification of delays by promoting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s free developmental monitoring program called ‘Learn Signs. Act Early’ (LTSAE). The aim this mixed-methods study was examine impact online training implementation LTSAE within Head Start (N = 194). Results showed tha...

BACKGROUND Even minor abnormalities of early child development may have dramatic long term consequences. Accurate prevalence rates for a range of developmental impairments have been difficult to establish. Since related studies have used different methodological approaches, direct comparisons of the prevalence of developmental delays are difficult. The understanding of the key factors affecting...

The early detection of developmental delays, such as autism, in young children can be crucial in providing better interventions and education for affected children. Currently, these delays are detected by concerns from parents brought up to pediatricians or specialists well after the first signs occur. We present the design of a system aimed to help parents and caregivers of newborn children tr...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of developmental screening on the identification of developmental delays, early intervention (EI) referrals, and EI eligibility. METHODS This randomized controlled, parallel-group trial was conducted from December 2008 to June 2010 in 4 urban pediatric practices. Children were eligible if they were <30 months old, term, without congenital malformations...

OBJECTIVE The differences in playfulness between young children with cerebral palsy and developmental delays and children who are typically developing, and the comparative effects of two interventions (one focused on improving mother-child interaction patterns, the other a neurodevelopmental treatment [NDT] session) on children's playfulness were examined in this study. Reliability and validity...

OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between duration of institutionalization, age at abandonment, and mental and physical health outcomes of young institutionalized children in Romania and to examine patterns of associations between placement history, physical growth variables, and psychiatric symptoms. METHOD Institutionalized children (ages 2-6 years) in a Romanian orphanage were studied ...

Language acquisition research in autism has traditionally focused on high-level pragmatic deficits. Few studies have examined grammatical abilities in autism, with mixed findings. The present study addresses this gap in the literature by providing a detailed investigation of syntactic and higher-level discourse abilities in verbal children with autism, age 5 years. Findings indicate clear langu...

OBJECTIVE To fill gaps in crucial data needed for health and educational planning, we determined the prevalence of developmental disabilities in US children and in selected populations for a recent 12-year period. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS We used data on children aged 3 to 17 years from the 1997-2008 National Health Interview Surveys, which are ongoing nationally representative samples of US ...