Exell, Roseanne Hilari, Katerina Behn, Nicholas
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Disability and rehabilitation
To evaluate the current evidence on dating interventions, their theoretical underpinnings and effectiveness for adult neuro-atypical populations. A literature search was completed using CINAHL, Communication Source, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, SocINDEX, MEDLINE, Embase, AMED and EMB Reviews (all), for English-language, peer-reviewed studies into interv...
Xie, Yachun Wang, Hongan Chen, Yuxin Liu, Fulin Yao, Mengmeng Zhang, Lei Liu, Panting Hong, Qin Chi, Xia Yu, Dongchuan
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
This study aimed to suggest an attention assessment tool using a Digital Pen for measuring the temporal-spatial parameters during the Number Cancelation Test (NCT), and then to establish the normative data for the NCT among children in kindergartens and primary schools in China by recruiting a total of 989 children (496 males). Four measures, i.e.,...
Chawla, Gurpreet Kaur Juyal, Ruchi Shikha, Deep Semwal, Jayanti Tripathi, Shailesh Bhattacharya, Sudip
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a considerably common childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder, often associated with socio-behavioral and academic difficulties. There is an increased risk for development of a range of future problems such as psychiatric disorders, difficulties in employment, and relationships. The...
BASSIOUNY MOHAMED, Al Amir FAWI, Gharib WASSEL, Yasser ABDELHAMEED, Sania MOUSA, Ahmed HUSSEIN, Ghada BORAI, Ahmed
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Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
Objectives Academic difficulties are common in epileptic children. A learning disability (LD) is a reduction in the learning capacity of children or the intellectual ability of adults, which is different from mental retardation or dementia. Materials & Methods The participants were 56 patients, of whom 35 were males (62.5%), and 21 were females (37...
Trnski, Sara Nikolić, Barbara Ilic, Katarina Drlje, Matea Bobic-Rasonja, Mihaela Darmopil, Sanja Petanjek, Zdravko Hranilovic, Dubravka Jovanov-Milosevic, Natasa
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
This study was designed in a rat model to determine the hallmarks of possible permanent behavioral and structural brain alterations after a single moderate hypoxic insult. Eighty-two Wistar Han (RccHan: WIST) rats were randomly subjected to hypoxia (pO2 73 mmHg/2 h) or normoxia at the first postnatal day. The substantially increased blood lactate, ...
dos Reis, Talita Gallas Machado, Thais Helena Caramelli, Paulo Scornavacca, Francisco Fernandez, Liana Lisboa Beber, Bárbara Costa
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Frontiers in Neurology
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurological syndrome characterized by impaired language due to neurodegeneration. It is subdivided into three variants: semantic, agrammatic or nonfluent, and logopenic. Pieces of evidence have suggested that learning disabilities in childhood, such as dyslexia, might be susceptibility factors in the occurren...
Haines-Delmont, Alina Goodall, Katie Duxbury, Joy Tsang, Anthony
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background The use of physical restraint on vulnerable people with learning disabilities and mental health problems is one of the most controversial and criticised forms of restrictive practice. This paper reports on the implementation of an organisational approach called “No Force First” within a large mental health organisation in England, UK. Th...
Park, Jiyeon Bryant, Diane P Shin, Mikyung
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Journal of learning disabilities
Virtual manipulatives are interactive and dynamic visual objects on a screen, which allow students to manipulate them to construct mathematical knowledge. The purpose of this study was to synthesize the literature on interventions that used virtual manipulatives to improve the mathematics performance of K-12 students with learning disabilities. A t...
Myara, Nathalie
More than 45 years of IEP/TP research and a few focused on IEP/TP functions or roles. Yet, the quality of an IEP/TP relies on the functions that it fulfills to satisfy the needs of its different users (Petitdemange,1985). The Quebec Ministry of Education (MEQ, 2004) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services within the U.S. Dep...
Al-Hroub, Anies
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Frontiers in Psychology
The purpose of this research was to examine the utility of psychometric and dynamic assessment for the identification of a twice-exceptional (2E) group of students who showed both mathematical high abilities and specific learning disabilities. Of a population of 800 students, 30 (14 boys and 16 girls) ages 10 to 12 years were selected and identifie...
