RELATIONS BETWEEN MOTOR, SOCIAL, AND COGNITIVE SKILLS IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Helyn Kim, M.A George Mason University, 2012 Thesis Director: Dr. Timothy W. Curby The importance of children’s motor abilities, in relation to other developmental areas, has been acknowledged in both theory and research. However, researchers have typically focused on gross motor abilities in...

Case presentation: A male baby born by Cesarean section at 37 weeks (APGAR 9/9), weighing 4280 g, stature of 53 cm and cephalic perimeter 38 cm. The 29 years-old mother (G5P4A1), previously hypertensive, had an active COVID-19 infection during childbirth. She no other comorbidities. At four months, he presented with motor skills developmental delay, showcasing hypertonia the lower limbs axial h...

Abstract Objective: Multiple contributors to neurocognitive impairment in individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been identified. Research indicates that a history of cerebrovascular accidents are associated greater cognitive decline among children disease, specifically visual-spatial tasks. Studies also indicated the presence age effects within this population. The purpose research is...

IMPORTANCE Breastfeeding may benefit child cognitive development, but few studies have quantified breastfeeding duration or exclusivity, nor has any study to date examined the role of maternal diet during lactation on child cognition. OBJECTIVES To examine relationships of breastfeeding duration and exclusivity with child cognition at ages 3 and 7 years and to evaluate the extent to which mat...

Despite the comorbidity between motor difficulties and certain disabilities, limited research has examined links between early motor, cognitive, and social skills in preschool-aged children with developmental disabilities. The present study examined the relative contributions of gross motor and fine motor skills to the prediction of improvements in children's cognitive and social skills among 2...

OBJECTIVE The role of demographic, developmental, and familial mediating factors on treatment outcome of sexually abused preschool children was evaluated. METHOD Sixty-seven sexually abused preschool children and their parents were evaluated shortly after disclosure of sexual abuse and then were provided with one of two treatment interventions. At the completion of treatment, the parents and ...

Impaired motor coordination is prevalent in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and affects adaptive skills. Little is known about the development of motor patterns in young children with ASD between 2 and 6 years of age. The purpose of the current study was threefold: (1) to describe developmental correlates of motor coordination in children with ASD, (2) to identify the extent to wh...