This paper describes phonological development in children with Down syndrome paying particular attention to underlying deficits and intervention strategies. The first section provides an overview of factors believed to influence phonological development in this population. The second section describes four aspects of Down syndrome phonology: (1) the prelinguistic stage; (2) the transition to sp...

“Birth to Five: Watch Me Thrive!” (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ ecd/child-health-development/watch-me-thrive) seeks to systematically increase early detection of developmental–behavioral problems among atrisk children, from birth through 5 years. This initiative represents a coordinated effort to increase early screening and detection rates across the health, education, and social service s...

In a chapter on the historical roots of the ute) to preventive intervention research. Neuroscience, genetics, and epidemiology comdiscipline of developmental psychopathology, Cicchetti (1990) predicted that this thenprised three of the sciences. The fourth scientific tradition chosen as a core science emerging field would, among other integrative functions, help to bridge the gap between was de...

We discuss the nature of intervention in developmental psychiatry and the implication of this for clinical trials. New ideas in the design of randomised trials for complex interventions, along with recent statistical advances in causal analysis, give such trials additional potential as a means by which to study the basic science of complex developmental disorders. The challenge for designers of...

Prevalence of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is high (6-13% of all school children) and the negative impact of their movement difficulties on their participation in recreation and academic pursuits is well documented. This secondary research systematically reviewed the available literature for evidence of effectiveness of interventions that aim to improve the movement c...

Little is documented about the determinants of developmental outcomes for medically fragile infants who receive early intervention. In this controlled longitudinal study 65 premature infants with intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) were randomly assigned to intervention groups beginning at 3 months adjusted age (Early) or 12 months adjusted age (Delayed). The sample was 65% African American and 3...

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which has led to increased attention paid to assessment and intervention issues. This manuscript agrees with Camarata (2014) that the evidence base for early assessment and intervention should be expanded. However, it disagrees with Warren et al.'s (2011) assumption that there are not ...

This article describes Relationship Focused Intervention (RFI) which attempts to promote the development of young children with developmental delays and disabilities by encouraging parents to engage in highly responsive interactions during daily routines with their children. This approach to intervention is based upon the Parenting Model of child development and was derived from research on par...