This article is the second in a two-part series. It presents an integrated overview of the construct of play and its development in infants, toddlers, and young children. The author describes developmental levels of play ranging from early sensorimotor– exploratory to symbolic play involving complex and planned multischeme sequences. In addition, functional components of symbolic play—agent, in...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program (IBAIP) improves development and behavior in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants at 24-month corrected age. STUDY DESIGN In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial 86 infants received postdischarge intervention until 6-month corrected age. The intervention consisted of supporting infants' self-regula...

how to cite this article: zamani gh, shervin badv r, niksirat a, alizadeh h. cns structural anomalies in iranian children with global developmental delay. iran j child neurol. 2013 winter; 7 (1):25-28.   objective central nervous system (cns) malformations are one of the most important causes of global developmental delay (gdd) in children. about one percent of infants with gdd have an inherite...

OBJECTIVE To study the effectiveness of Child Development Centre (CDC) model early stimulation therapy done in the first year of postnatal life, in improving the developmental outcome of at-risk neonates at one and two years of age. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING AND SUBJECTS The study participants included a consecutive sample of 800 babies discharged alive from the level II n...

The preterm very low birth weight infants are at high risk of developing neurodevelopmental delay despite little or no medical complications at the time of birth. The care and interventions of such infants have an impact on the pre-existing risk. The Developmental Care Interventions (DCI) are the range of treatment strategies aiming to alleviate the risk thereby improving neuro-developmental ou...

JUSTIFICATION Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a clinically heterogenous condition with a wide range of etiological factors and causing significant public health burden. ASD poses a serious developmental disadvantage to the child in the form of poor schooling, social function and adult productivity. Thus, framing evidence-based national guidelines is a pressing need. PROCESS The meeting on f...

BACKGROUND The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Part C) authorizes states to establish systems to provide early intervention services (e.g., therapy) for children at risk, with the incentive of federal financial support. This study examines family and neighborhood characteristics associated with currently utilizing physical, occupational, or speech therapy among very low birthweight...

Abstract Background Globally, there is a large documented gap between needs of families and children with developmental disorders available services. We adapted the World Health Organization’s mental health Gap-Intervention Guidelines (mhGAP-IG) module into tablet-based android application to train caregivers disorders. aimed evaluate effectiveness this technology-assisted, family volunteers de...