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Puyjarinet F, Chaix Y, Biotteau M. Is There a Deficit in Product and Process of Handwriting in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 11:31. [PMID: 38255345 PMCID: PMC10813961 DOI: 10.3390/children11010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Handwriting abnormalities in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have sometimes been reported both (i) at the product level (i.e., quality/legibility of the written trace and speed of writing) and (ii) at the process level (i.e., dynamic and kinematic features, such as on-paper and in-air durations, pen pressure and velocity peaks, etc.). Conversely, other works have failed to reveal any differences between ADHD and typically developing children. The question of the presence and nature of handwriting deficits in ADHD remains open and merits an in-depth examination. The aim of this systematic review was, therefore, to identify studies that have investigated the product and/or process of handwriting in children with ADHD compared to typically developing individuals. This review was conducted and reported in accordance with the PRISMA statement. A literature search was carried out using three electronic databases. The methodological quality of the studies was systematically assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) criteria. Twenty-one articles were identified. Of these, 17 described handwriting quality/legibility, 12 focused on speed and 14 analyzed the handwriting process. All the studies (100%) with satisfactory methodology procedures reported an impaired product and process in children with ADHD, while 25% evidenced a difference in the speed of production. Most importantly, the studies differed widely in their methodological approaches. Substantial gaps remain, particularly with regard to ascertaining comorbidities, ADHD subtypes and the medical status of the included children. The lack of overall homogeneity in the samples calls for higher quality studies. We conclude with recommendations for further studies.
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- Frédéric Puyjarinet
- Montpellier Psychomotor Training Institute, UFR de Medicine Montpellier-Nîmes, University of Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Children’s Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital Center, 31059 Toulouse, France;
- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center (ToNIC), University of Toulouse, INSERM, 31024 Toulouse, France
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Children’s Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital Center, 31059 Toulouse, France;
- Toulouse NeuroImaging Center (ToNIC), University of Toulouse, INSERM, 31024 Toulouse, France
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Operto FF, Esposito D, Nicoletti C, LA Corte M, Del Duca R, Viggiano A, Pastorino GM, Aiello S, Malianni M, Coppola G. Reading and writing difficulties in third- and sixth-grade students: a cross-sectional survey. Minerva Pediatr (Torino) 2023; 75:785-794. [PMID: 32508072 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5276.20.05619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Southern Italy and, specifically, in the region of Campania, many surveys show that the average of students with reading difficulties is much higher than in northern Italy and abroad. On the other hand, specific learning disorders (SLDs) in Campania are much less certified. Since there are no etiological reasons that can explain this apparent inconsistency, an objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the extent of reading/writing difficulties in students from a province of Campania and then to assess the ability of teachers to identify such difficulties in their students. METHODS Of a total of 241 enrolled students, 155 (64.31%), including 73 from primary school and 82 from secondary school, belonging to 5 schools in the province of Salerno (Italy), took part in the survey. Students' reading and writing skills were assessed through standardized tests. The tests results were then compared with teacher judgments and context-related variables. RESULTS At the reading test, 28.7% of primary school and 13.4% of lower secondary school students fell below the 5th percentile for age. Results of the writing test were even more significant: almost half of the students of both levels of education performed below the 5th percentile. Teacher judgments showed higher agreement with standardized assessments in primary (88%, K of Cohen=0.68) than in secondary school (78%, K=0.23). CONCLUSIONS Reading and writing difficulties were common in our sample. While reading skills tended to improve with age, writing difficulties apparently persisted to some extent in third and sixth-grade classes. The accuracy of teacher judgments on reading skills is relatively high, but teachers seem to hardly report reading difficulties "requiring attention." Although less "severe" than others, such difficulties should be considered, mainly because of their potential developmental trajectories.
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- Francesca F Operto
- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy -
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Medical School of Salerno, Unit of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Odontostomatology, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Maurer MN, Truxius L, Sägesser Wyss J, Eckhart M. From Scribbles to Script: Graphomotor Skills' Impact on Spelling in Early Primary School. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1886. [PMID: 38136088 PMCID: PMC10741596 DOI: 10.3390/children10121886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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The acquisition of handwriting skills is a crucial goal in early primary school. Yet our comprehension of handwriting development, encompassing graphomotor skills and spelling, remains fragmented. The identification of predictors for handwriting skills is essential for providing early support. This longitudinal study aimed to explore the predictive roles of gender, working memory, and motivation to handwrite for graphomotor skills six months later and spelling skills one year later. Paper-and-pencil tasks (graphomotor skills, spelling), a tablet task (working memory), and a questionnaire (teachers' ratings of children's handwriting motivation) were employed. This study included 363 first-grade children (49.8% girls) aged 6-9 years. Results from a structural equation model, controlling for age and socioeconomic background, revealed that girls exhibited superior performance in graphomotor skills, while boys tended to spell more accurately. Furthermore, working memory predicted graphomotor skills but not spelling. Additionally, motivation to handwrite predicted both first-grade graphomotor skills and second-grade spelling. This study extends contemporary evidence, demonstrating that graphomotor skills predict spelling while considering gender and motivation. The findings underscore the pivotal role of graphomotor skills in spelling acquisition and suggest their contribution to spelling difficulties.
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- Michelle N. Maurer
- Institute for Special Needs Education, Bern University of Teacher Education, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.W.); (M.E.)
- Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Research, Development, and Evaluation, Bern University of Teacher Education, 3012 Bern, Switzerland;
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- Institute for Special Needs Education, Bern University of Teacher Education, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.W.); (M.E.)
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- Institute for Special Needs Education, Bern University of Teacher Education, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; (J.S.W.); (M.E.)
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Čunek L, Ondřej J, Blažíčková I, Pupíková V, Lacko D, Prošek T, Šafárová K. Handwriting Quality: Psychometric Properties of Two Evaluation Scales With a Czech Sample. Am J Occup Ther 2023; 77:7703205130. [PMID: 37326571 DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2023.050029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Approximately 7% to 30% of children contend with handwriting issues (HIs) in their school years. However, research studies to define and quantify HIs, as well as practical assessment tools, are lacking. OBJECTIVE To confirm the validity and reliability of two screening scales for HIs: the Handwriting Legibility Scale (HLS) and the Concise Assessment Scale of Children's Handwriting (BHK). DESIGN Structural equation modeling (SEM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of five different models were used to examine the construct and discriminant validity of both scales. Furthermore, internal consistency and interrater agreement were evaluated. The association among scales, grades, and children's self-evaluation was also explored. SETTING Elementary schools and state counseling centers in the Czech Republic. PARTICIPANTS On a voluntary basis, 161 children from elementary schools and state counseling centers in the Czech Republic were enrolled. The variable of children with typical handwriting development versus HIs was missing for 11 children. Thus, for discriminant validity analysis, 150 data records from children were used. OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The HLS and BHK were used to evaluate the handwriting quality of the transcription task. The Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaires for Children was used for children's self-evaluation. RESULTS The study confirmed the validity and reliability of the shortened BHK and HLS. A strong relationship was found between the BHK and HLS, grades, and children's self-evaluation. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Both scales are recommended for occupational therapy practice worldwide. Further research should focus on developing standards and providing sensitivity studies. What This Article Adds: Both the HLS and the BHK are recommended for occupational therapy practice. Practitioners should also take the child's well-being into consideration in handwriting quality assessment.
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- Lukáš Čunek
- Lukáš Čunek, Mgr, is Postgraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Jan Ondřej, Bc, is Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Ivana Blažíčková, Bc, is Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Veronika Pupíková, Bc, is Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- David Lacko, Mgr, is Postgraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, and Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Tomáš Prošek, Mgr, is Postgraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Katarína Šafárová, PhD, is Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Psychology, Department of Research Methodology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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Esterov D, Witkowski J, McCall DM, Weaver AL, Brown AW. Long-Term Risk for Mood and Anxiety Disorders After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Population-Based, Birth Cohort Analysis. J Head Trauma Rehabil 2023; 38:E212-E222. [PMID: 36731039 PMCID: PMC10413284 DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether exposure to traumatic brain injury (TBI) before 10 years of age is associated with development of a mood or anxiety disorder by 25 years of age, and whether sex or injury severity influences this risk. SETTING Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS A total of 5518 persons born from January 1, 1976, through December 31, 1982. DESIGN Population-based, birth cohort study. Children sustaining TBI before 10 years of age (index date) were confirmed by manual record review and classified by injury severity using the Mayo Classification System. Each TBI case was age- and sex-matched to 2 referents from the same birth cohort without a history of TBI at the index date. Cox proportional hazards models were fit to compare the risk of a subsequent clinically diagnosed mood or anxiety disorder by 25 years of age between TBI cases and referents. Separate analysis was performed stratified by sex and injury severity. MAIN MEASURES Incidence of mood and anxiety disorders determined through clinical diagnostic codes and manual record review. RESULTS The study included 562 children (238 females [42.3%] and 324 males [57.7%]) with TBI before 10 years of age (mean [SD] age at TBI: 4.7 [2.8] years). At least 1 mood or anxiety disorder was diagnosed for 115 persons with TBI and 215 referents. No statistically significant association existed between childhood TBI status and anxiety disorder (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.01 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.71-1.43]; P = .97) or mood disorder (aHR, 1.16 [95% CI, 0.92-1.47]; P = .21). However, females who sustained TBI had a significantly increased risk of a subsequently diagnosed mood disorder compared with age-matched female referents (aHR, 1.40 [95% CI, 1.04-1.89]; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that isolated TBI before 10 years of age is not significantly associated with an increased risk of anxiety or mood disorder by 25 years of age, though females may be at an increased risk.
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- Dmitry Esterov
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Drs Esterov and Brown), Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics (Ms Weaver), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota (Drs Witkowski and McCall). Dr Witkowski is now with the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern Medicine, Wheaton, Illinois. Dr McCall is now with the Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Kim YSG. Co-Occurrence of Reading and Writing Difficulties: The Application of the Interactive Dynamic Literacy Model. JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2022; 55:447-464. [PMID: 35001719 PMCID: PMC9262993 DOI: 10.1177/00222194211060868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This article presents the application of the interactive dynamic literacy (IDL) model (Kim, 2020b) toward understanding difficulties in learning to read and write. According to the IDL model, reading and writing are part of communicative acts that draw on largely shared processes and skills as well as unique processes and skills. As such, reading and writing are dissociable but interdependent systems that have hierarchical, interactive, and dynamic relations. These key tenets of the IDL model are applied to the disruption of reading and writing development to explain co-occurrence of reading-writing difficulties using a single framework. The following hypotheses are presented: (a) co-occurrence between word reading and spelling and handwriting difficulties; (b) co-occurrence of dyslexia with written composition difficulties; (c) co-occurrence between reading comprehension and written composition difficulties; (d) co-occurrence of language difficulties with reading difficulties and writing difficulties; (e) co-occurrence of reading, writing, and language difficulties with weak domain-general skills or executive functions such as working memory and attentional control (including attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]); and (f) multiple pathways for reading and writing difficulties. Implications are discussed.
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Brown AW, Esterov D, Zielinski MD, Weaver AL, Mara KC, Ferrara MJ, Immermann JM, Moir C. Incidence and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disability by adulthood after traumatic brain injury in childhood: a population-based birth cohort study. Child Neuropsychol 2022:1-17. [DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2022.2136645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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- Allen W. Brown
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Surgical Medical Acute Care Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Surgical Medical Acute Care Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Esterov D, Witkowski J, McCall DM, Wi CI, Weaver AL, Brown AW. Risk factors for development of long-term mood and anxiety disorder after pediatric traumatic brain injury: a population-based, birth cohort analysis. Brain Inj 2022; 36:722-732. [PMID: 35604956 PMCID: PMC10364060 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2022.2077987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to identify characteristics associated with an increased risk of anxiety and mood disorder prior to 25 years of age, in children who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) prior to age 10. METHODS This population-based study identified 562 TBI cases from a 1976-1982 birth cohort in Olmsted County, Minnesota. TBI cases were manually confirmed and classified by injury severity. Separate Cox proportional hazards regression models were fit to estimate the association of TBI and secondary non-TBI related characteristics with the risk of a subsequent clinically determined anxiety or mood disorder. Multivariable-adjusted population attributable risk (PAR) estimates were calculated for TBI characteristics. RESULTS Older age at initial TBI and extracranial injury at time of initial TBI were significantly associated with an increased risk of anxiety (adjusted HR [95% CI]: 1.33 [1.16, 1.52] per 1-year increase and 2.41 [1.26, 4.59]), respectively. Older age at initial TBI was significantly associated with an increased risk of a mood disorder (adjusted HR 1.17 [1.08-1.27]). CONCLUSION In individuals sustaining a TBI prior to age 10, age at injury greater than 5 years old was the largest contributor to development of a mood or anxiety disorder.
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- Dmitry Esterov
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Kamioka S, Ishizaka I, Suzuki K, Hara Y, Hata W, Mizuto Y. Development of a Screening Test for the Early Identification of Japanese Children with Difficulties Learning English: A Preliminary Study. Prog Rehabil Med 2022; 7:20220038. [PMID: 35949415 PMCID: PMC9309286 DOI: 10.2490/prm.20220038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives: In Japan, there is no established method to assess the ability to read and write in
English. To address this problem, we sought to develop a screening test for the early
detection of students who show difficulties in reading and writing in English. Methods: The participants were 425 fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students and 526
first- through third-grade junior high school students. While setting up the task items,
we focused on the assessment of visual information processing ability related to
letter-symbol information processing. Q1 was a letter identification task, Q2 was a
letter recognition task, Q3 was a discrimination task, Q4 was a lexical decision task,
Q5 was a semantic comprehension task, Q6 was a meaningful sentence copy task, and Q7 was
a nonsensical sentence copy task. Q1 to Q5 assessed reading ability and Q6 and Q7
assessed writing ability. Results: The comparison of basic distribution between elementary and junior high school showed
that there were differences in the distribution of both reading and writing scores
between the two school types (P<0.05). At the cut-off value of −1.5 SD, 7.8% of the
students were extracted for reading scores and 4.2%–5.5% for writing scores. Conclusions: The extraction rate of students using this screening test supports the results of
previously published studies. Thus, this screening test is considered suitable for
identifying elementary and junior high school students who face difficulties in reading
and writing in English.
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- Sayano Kamioka
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan
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Harstad EB, Katusic S, Sideridis G, Weaver AL, Voigt RG, Barbaresi WJ. Children With ADHD Are at Risk for a Broad Array of Adverse Adult Outcomes That Cross Functional Domains: Results From a Population-Based Birth Cohort Study. J Atten Disord 2022; 26:3-14. [PMID: 33090057 DOI: 10.1177/1087054720964578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify patterns ("classes") of outcomes for adults with and without childhood ADHD. METHOD Subjects were 232 childhood ADHD cases and 335 non-ADHD referents from a 1976 to 1982 birth cohort. We used latent class analyses to identify classes based on a broad array of adult psychosocial outcomes and determined the proportion of subjects with childhood ADHD within each class. RESULTS A three class solution provided optimal model fit; classes were termed "good," "intermediate," and "poor" functioning. Subjects with childhood ADHD comprised 62.8% of the "poor," 53.5% of the "intermediate," and 24.9% of the "good" functioning class. The "poor" functioning class was distinguished by increased likelihood of legal trouble and substance use disorders and included more individuals with childhood ADHD and psychiatric disorder than the "intermediate" class (45.5% vs. 30.6%). CONCLUSION Children with ADHD are at risk for adverse adult outcomes in multiple domains and co-morbid childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk.
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Fogler JM, Weaver AL, Katusic S, Voigt RG, Barbaresi WJ. Recalled Experiences of Bullying and Victimization in a Longitudinal, Population-Based Birth Cohort: The Influence of ADHD and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorder. J Atten Disord 2022; 26:15-24. [PMID: 33174504 DOI: 10.1177/1087054720969981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe bullying experiences throughout childhood of people with and without childhood ADHD and co-occurring learning and psychiatric disorders from a population-based birth cohort. METHODS In a secondary data analysis of 199 childhood ADHD cases and 287 non-ADHD referents (N = 486), reported experiences of peer interactions during elementary, middle, or high school were classified as "bully," "victim," "neither," or "both." Associations were assessed with multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS Adjusted for male sex, the odds of classification as victim-only, victim/bully, or bully- only (vs. neither) were 3.70 (2.36-5.81), 17.71, and 8.17 times higher for childhood ADHD cases compared to non-ADHD referents. Victim-bullies (62.5%) and bullies (64.3%) had both childhood ADHD and other psychiatric disorders versus 38.4% of victims-only and 17.3% of those classified as "neither." CONCLUSION The list of serious lifetime consequences of having ADHD also includes bullying. We offer future research directions for determining potential causal pathways.
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- Jason M Fogler
- Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Katusic MZ, Myers SM, Weaver AL, Voigt RG. IQ in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study. Pediatrics 2021; 148:183390. [PMID: 34851412 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-049899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to describe the intellectual ability and ratio of boys to girls with average or higher IQ within autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases identified in a population-based birth cohort. We hypothesized that research-identified individuals with ASD would be more likely to have average or higher IQ, compared to clinically diagnosed ASD. We also hypothesized the male to female ratio would decrease as the definition of ASD broadened. METHODS ASD incident cases were identified from 31 220 subjects in a population-based birth cohort. Research-defined autism spectrum disorder, inclusive criteria (ASD-RI) was based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision, autistic disorder (AD), Asperger Disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified criteria. Research-defined autism spectrum disorder, narrow criteria (ASD-RN) was a narrower definition based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision AD criteria. Clinical diagnoses of ASD were abstracted from medical and school records. Intellectual ability was based on the last IQ score or on documented diagnoses of intellectual disability if no scores available. Average or higher IQ was defined as IQ ≥86. RESULTS A total of 59.1% of those with ASD-RI (n = 890), 51.2% of those with ASD-RN (n = 453), and 42.8% of those with clinically diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (n = 187) had average or higher IQ. Within the ASD-RI and ASD-RN groups, boys were more likely than girls to have an average or higher IQ (62.0% vs 51.3% [P = .004] and 54.1% vs. 42.5% [P = .03], respectively). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that nearly half of individuals with ASD have average or higher IQ. Boys with ASD are more likely to have average or higher IQ than girls. Patients with ASD and higher IQ remain at risk for not being identified.
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- Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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- College of Medicine, Baylor University and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Leonardi MM, Di Blasi FD, Savelli E, Buono S. Reading and spelling disorders in a school-based population screening in Sicily (Italy). DYSLEXIA (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2021; 27:452-467. [PMID: 34490684 DOI: 10.1002/dys.1694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This research was carried out according to the Italian Consensus Conference on Specific Learning Disability guidelines for screening initiatives. It describes a three-year screening project involving 2.469 students, aged 8-15 years, from various classes of primary, lower and upper secondary schools of Sicily. Students were assessed for reading and spelling skills. Overall, 4.9% met the risk criteria for suspected reading disorder, 6.1% for spelling disorder, while 8.5% for both conditions. Results showed that out of 932 pupils in the primary school, 4.6% met the risk criteria for reading disorder and 6.5% for spelling disorder; out of 855 pupils of the lower secondary school, 5.3% for reading disorder and 5.5% for spelling disorder; out of 652 pupils of the upper secondary school, 4.9% for reading disorder and 6.1% for spelling disorder. No significant difference in the prevalence of students at risk of reading disorder or spelling disorder, within the three grade-levels over 3 years, was found. At project conclusion further clinical investigation to verify the screening results on student sub-sample (57%) was carried out. The percentage of students with SLD was equal to 3.15%, in the primary school, 3.76% in the lower secondary school and 2.51%, in the upper secondary school.
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- Unit of Psychology, Oasi Research Institute - IRCCS, Troina, Italy
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Peterson RL, McGrath LM, Willcutt EG, Keenan JM, Olson RK, Pennington BF. How Specific Are Learning Disabilities? JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2021; 54:466-483. [PMID: 33446025 PMCID: PMC8277890 DOI: 10.1177/0022219420982981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Despite historical emphasis on "specific" learning disabilities (SLDs), academic skills are strongly correlated across the curriculum. Thus, one can ask how specific SLDs truly are. To answer this question, we used bifactor models to identify variance shared across academic domains (academic g), as well as variance unique to reading, mathematics, and writing. Participants were 686 children ages 8 to 16. Although the sample was overselected for learning disabilities, we intentionally included children across the full range of individual differences in this study in response to growing recognition that a dimensional, quantitative view of SLD is more accurate than a categorical view. Confirmatory factor analysis identified five academic domains (basic reading, reading comprehension, basic math, math problem-solving, and written expression); spelling clustered with basic reading and not writing. In the bifactor model, all measures loaded significantly on academic g. Basic reading and mathematics maintained variance distinct from academic g, consistent with the notion of SLDs in these domains. Writing did not maintain specific variance apart from academic g, and evidence for reading comprehension-specific variance was mixed. Academic g was strongly correlated with cognitive g (r = .72) but not identical to it. Implications for SLD diagnosis are discussed.
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- Robin L. Peterson
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaiton, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychology of Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder
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- Department of Psychology of Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder
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Carmo ALSD, Fredo FW, Bruck I, Lima JDRMD, Janke RNRGH, Fogaça TDGM, Glaser JA, Riechi TIJDS, Antoniuk SA. Neurological, cognitive and learning evaluation of students who were born preterm. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2021; 40:e2020252. [PMID: 34346991 PMCID: PMC8331067 DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2022/40/2020252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the cognitive and academic profile of preterm newborns at school age and to determine the factors related to prematurity and sociodemographic profile that influence these results. Methods: Patients aged 6-14 years old that were assisted in the preterm follow-up clinic were recruited. The cognitive, academic, and neurological capacities were accessed through a detailed evaluation with a child neurologist, a neuropsychologist and a psychopedagogue. Neonatal data were collected from patient records. Results: 97 children were included and 14 were excluded from the study, resulting in 83 children. Gestational age (GA) was 30±3 weeks and weight at birth was 1138g (605 to 4185g). Poor performance was shown in 38.4% for writing, 57.5% for reading and 42.5% for mathematics. The mean total intelligence quotient (IQ) was 96±14.9 points, and 10.9% were considered altered. Children with unstructured families presented 78.3% of failure in reading tests (p=0.029). The multivariate analysis showed association between GA at birth and classic mini-mental score (p=0.043), total IQ (p=0.047), perceptual organization IQ (p=0.035), and processing speed IQ (p=0.036). There was also association between weight at birth and the classic (p=0.004) and adapted (p=0.007) mini-mental scores; invasive mechanic ventilation duration and classic mini-mental (p=0.049); and lower maternal age and processing speed IQ (p=0.033). Conclusions: Preterm infants at school age had high frequency of failure in cognitive and academic evaluation tests. Learning difficulties are high among them. Multiple neonatal variables are related with altered cognitive and students development.
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brasil
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Büber A, Başay Ö, Şenol H. The prevalence and comorbidity rates of specific learning disorder among primary school children in Turkey. Nord J Psychiatry 2020; 74:453-460. [PMID: 32186228 DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2020.1740782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of specific learning disorder (SLD), comorbid disorders, and risk factors in primary school children for the first time in two-stage design in Turkey.Materials and methods: Participants were 1041 pupils in 28 primary schools and aged from 7 to 11. The Mathematics, Reading, Writing Assessment Scale (MOYA) teacher and parent forms were used in the screening stage and parents and teachers of each child completed MOYA. Ninety-five children were screen positive and eighty-three of these children participated in the interview. SLD diagnoses were based on DSM V criteria. Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) was used for the comorbid psychiatric disorders.Results and conclusions: The prevalence rate of the SLD was 6.6%, impairment in reading was 4%, in mathematics was 3.6%, and in written expression was 1.8%. About 62.75% of children with SLD had one or more comorbid diagnoses. ADHD was the most common comorbid mental disorder in SLD (54.9%). SLD prevalence was higher among males. The prevalence of SLD in primary school children in Turkey is consistent with previous studies.
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- Ahmet Büber
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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Developmental diagnosis is based on an understanding of basic concepts of typical and atypical developmental progression. Child development is influenced by multiple factors, including the development of the nervous system and other organ systems, and the child's physical and social environment. Different factors interplay with each other in influencing the overall development of the child. Development and behavior of the child are intricately associated. Typical child development follows certain basic principles. Some of the more commonly reported developmental concerns include global developmental delay, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, delayed speech and language, attention deficits, autism, and specific learning disabilities. The clinical presentation of atypical development varies, depending up on the age of the child; with motor delay in early infancy, and learning difficulties in school age child. Regular surveillance and periodic screening help identify specific areas of developmental and behavioral concerns and suggest a need for further appropriate psychological, medical and laboratory evaluation. The principles of management of a child with developmental concerns include early intervention and response to treatment approach, remediation, accommodation, and specific behavioral and pharmacological interventions when indicated.
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- Kelly A Brown
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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Šafárová K, Mekyska J, Zvončák V, Galáž Z, Francová P, Čechová B, Losenická B, Smékal Z, Urbánek T, Havigerová JM, Rosenblum S. Psychometric Properties of Screening Questionnaires for Children With Handwriting Issues. Front Psychol 2020; 10:2937. [PMID: 32038361 PMCID: PMC6985461 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Dysgraphia (D) is a complex specific learning disorder with a prevalence of up to 30%, which is linked with handwriting issues. The factors recognized for assessing these issues are legibility and performance time. Two questionnaires, the Handwriting Proficiency Screening Questionnaire (HPSQ) for teachers and its modification for children (HPSQ-C), were established as quick and valid screening tools along with a third factor - emotional and physical well-being. Until now, in the Czechia, there has been no validated screening tool for D diagnosis. A study was conducted on a set of 294 children from 3rd and 4th year of primary school (132 girls/162 boys; M age 8.96 ± 0.73) and 21 teachers who spent most of their time with them. Confirmatory factor analysis based on the theoretical background showed poor fit for HPSQ [χ2(32) = 115.07, p < 0.001; comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.95; Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.93; root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.09; standard root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.05] and excellent fit for HPSQ-C [χ2(32) = 31.12, p = 0.51; CFI = 1.0; TLI = 1.0; RMSEA = 0.0; SRMR = 0.04]. For the HPSQ-C models, there were no differences between boys and girls [Δχ2(7) = 12.55, p = 0.08]. Values of McDonalds's ω indicate excellent (HPSQ, ω = 0.9) and acceptable (HPSQ-C, ω = 0.7) reliability. Boys were assessed as worse writers than girls based on the results of both questionnaires. The grades positively correlate with the total scores of both HPSQ (r = 0.54, p < 0.01) and HPSQ-C (r = 0.28, p < 0.01). Based on the results, for the assessment of handwriting difficulties experienced by Czech children, we recommend using the HPSQ-C questionnaire for research purposes.
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- Department of Telecommunications, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Telecommunications, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Telecommunications, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Telecommunications, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Psychology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Grigorenko EL, Compton D, Fuchs L, Wagner R, Willcutt E, Fletcher JM. Understanding, educating, and supporting children with specific learning disabilities: 50 years of science and practice. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST 2020; 75:37-51. [PMID: 31081650 PMCID: PMC6851403 DOI: 10.1037/amp0000452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Specific learning disabilities (SLDs) are highly relevant to the science and practice of psychology, both historically and currently, exemplifying the integration of interdisciplinary approaches to human conditions. They can be manifested as primary conditions-as difficulties in acquiring specific academic skills-or as secondary conditions, comorbid to other developmental disorders such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this synthesis of historical and contemporary trends in research and practice, we mark the 50th anniversary of the recognition of SLDs as a disability in the United States. Specifically, we address the manifestations, occurrence, identification, comorbidity, etiology, and treatment of SLDs, emphasizing the integration of information from the interdisciplinary fields of psychology, education, psychiatry, genetics, and cognitive neuroscience. SLDs, exemplified here by specific word reading, reading comprehension, mathematics, and written expression disabilities, represent spectrum disorders, each occurring in approximately 5% to 15% of the school-aged population. In addition to risk for academic deficiencies and related functional social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, those with SLDs often have poorer long-term social and vocational outcomes. Given the high rate of occurrence of SLDs and their lifelong negative impact on functioning if not treated, it is important to establish and maintain effective prevention, surveillance, and treatment systems involving professionals from various disciplines trained to minimize the risk and maximize the protective factors for SLDs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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Zajic MC, Dunn M, Berninger VW. Case studies comparing learning profiles and response to instruction in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Oral and Written Language Learning Disability at transition to high school. TOPICS IN LANGUAGE DISORDERS 2019; 39:128-154. [PMID: 31787797 PMCID: PMC6884341 DOI: 10.1097/tld.0000000000000180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Matthew C. Zajic
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Curry School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Associate Professor, College of Education, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
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Nielsen K, Andria-Habermann K, Richards T, Abbott R, Mickail T, Berninger V. Emotional and Behavioral Correlates of Persisting Specific Learning Disabilities in Written Language during Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2018; 36:651-669. [PMID: 30555207 DOI: 10.1177/0734282917698056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Parents completed the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition Parent Report Scale (BASC2-PRS) while their children (94 boys, 61 girls; M=11 years-11 months) were given tests. Evidence-based profiles of multiple test scores and history (emergence and persistence) were used to assign to groups without specific learning disabilities in written language (SLDs-WL) (n= 42 control) or with SLDs-WL: (n=29 dysgraphia, n=65 dyslexia, or n=19 oral and written language learning disability [OWL LD]). Parent ratings fell in the clinical or at risk ranges for some individuals in all groups, but mean BASC2-PRS ratings showed nine significant main effects for group (n=4): Behavioral Symptoms Index, Internalizing Problems Composite, Adaptive Skills Composite, two Clinical Scales (Atypicality and Attention Problems), and four Adaptive Scales (Adaptability, Activities of Daily Living, Leadership, and Functional Communication). Each SLDs-WL group differed significantly from the control group on these nine ratings, except dysgraphia on Atypicality and dyslexia on Adaptive Composite, Adaptability, and Leadership; and each correlated with one or more hallmark impairments associated with a specific SLD-WL. In an fMRI study (without OWL LD), the dysgraphia and dyslexia groups, but not control group, showed connectivity with amygdala; BASC2 PRS Internalizing Problems Composite (internal stress) correlated with amygdala connectivity from two cortical regions involved in written word processing and production for all groups (N=40). Applications to assessing emotional and behavioral correlates of SLDs-WL for educational services and future research are discussed.
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- Kathleen Nielsen
- University of Washington, Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs)
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- University of Washington, Quantitative Studies, Measurement and Statistics
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- University of Washington, Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs)
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- University of Washington, Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs)
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Arrhenius B, Gyllenberg D, Chudal R, Lehti V, Sucksdorff M, Sourander O, Virtanen JP, Torsti J, Sourander A. Social risk factors for speech, scholastic and coordination disorders: a nationwide register-based study. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:739. [PMID: 29902994 PMCID: PMC6002992 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5650-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Broadly defined learning and coordination disorders (LCDs) are common in the population and have previously been associated with familial social risk factors and male sex. However, comprehensive nationwide studies of these risk factors in LCD subgroups are lacking. Our objective was to assess different LCDs in relation to sex and maternal education, marital status and socioeconomic status based on occupation. Methods We conducted a nationwide register-based study. The following diagnoses were identified from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register (FHDR) according to the ICD-10 (n = 28,192): speech disorders (F80), scholastic disorders (F81), motor and coordination disorders (F82) and mixed developmental disorder (F83). To study cumulative incidence and male: female ratios of service use of LCDs, we used a cohort design among all Finnish children born singleton 1996–2007 (n = 690,654); to study social risk factors, we used a nested case-control design with extensive register data on both cases and matched controls (n = 106,616). Results The cumulative incidence was 4.7% for any LCD by age 15 and the changes in cumulative incidence over time were minor. The male: female ratios were 2.2–3.0 across LCD subgroups. Learning and coordination disorders were more common in households with lower maternal education, socioeconomic status based on occupation and among children with single mothers at the time of birth; the odds ratios (OR) for any LCD were 1.2–1.9 across risk factors. The odds for LCD diagnosis increased linearly with the number of social risk factors, except for coordination disorder. The effect size of three risk factors was highest in the group with mixed or multiple LCDs; OR 3.76 (95% CI 3.31–4.28). Conclusions Multiple social risk factors increase the odds for multiple, more comprehensive learning difficulties. The findings have implications for service planning, as early identification and interventions of learning and coordination disorders might reduce related long-term social adversities. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-018-5650-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bianca Arrhenius
- Child and Youth Health Services, City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. .,Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland.
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Child Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Research Center for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 3/Teutori, 20014, Turku, Finland
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Galli M, Cimolin V, Stella G, De Pandis MF, Ancillao A, Condoluci C. Quantitative assessment of drawing tests in children with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Hum Mov Sci 2018; 65:S0167-9457(18)30017-4. [PMID: 29748041 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Drawing tests in children diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia were quantitatively compared. Fourteen children with dysgraphia, 19 with dyslexia and 13 normally developing were asked to copy 3 figures: a circle, a square and a cross. An optoelectronic system allowed the acquisition of the drawing track in three-dimensions. The participants' head position and upper limb movements were measured as well. A set of parameters including movement duration, velocity, length of the trace, Range of Motion of the upper limb, was computed and compared among the 3 groups. Children with dyslexia traced the circle faster than the other groups. In the cross test, dyslexic participants showed a reduced execution time and increased velocity while drawing the horizontal line. Children with dyslexia were also faster in drawing certain sides of square with respect to the other groups.
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- Manuela Galli
- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Education and Human Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
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Thompson R, Tanimoto S, Lyman RD, Geselowitz K, Begay KK, Nielsen K, Nagy W, Abbott R, Raskind M, Berninger V. Effective Instruction for Persisting Dyslexia in Upper Grades: Adding Hope Stories and Computer Coding to Explicit Literacy Instruction. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 2018; 23:1043-4068. [PMID: 29713237 PMCID: PMC5921925 DOI: 10.1007/s10639-017-9647-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Children in grades 4 to 6 (N=14) who despite early intervention had persisting dyslexia (impaired word reading and spelling) were assessed before and after computerized reading and writing instruction aimed at subword, word, and syntax skills shown in four prior studies to be effective for treating dyslexia. During the 12 two-hour sessions once a week after school they first completed HAWK Letters in Motion© for manuscript and cursive handwriting, HAWK Words in Motion© for phonological, orthographic, and morphological coding for word reading and spelling, and HAWK Minds in Motion© for sentence reading comprehension and written sentence composing. A reading comprehension activity in which sentences were presented one word at a time or one added word at a time was introduced. Next, to instill hope they could overcome their struggles with reading and spelling, they read and discussed stories about struggles of Buckminister Fuller who overcame early disabilities to make important contributions to society. Finally, they engaged in the new Kokopelli's World (KW)©, blocks-based online lessons, to learn computer coding in introductory programming by creating stories in sentence blocks (Tanimoto and Thompson 2016). Participants improved significantly in hallmark word decoding and spelling deficits of dyslexia, three syntax skills (oral construction, listening comprehension, and written composing), reading comprehension (with decoding as covariate), handwriting, orthographic and morphological coding, orthographic loop, and inhibition (focused attention). They answered more reading comprehension questions correctly when they had read sentences presented one word at a time (eliminating both regressions out and regressions in during saccades) than when presented one added word at a time (eliminating only regressions out during saccades). Indicators of improved self-efficacy that they could learn to read and write were observed. Reminders to pay attention and stay on task needed before adding computer coding were not needed after computer coding was added.
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- Robert Thompson
- Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington (UW)
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- Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington (UW)
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- Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs), UW
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- Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs), UW
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- Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs), UW
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- Quantitative Studies, Measurement and Statistics, UW
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- Educational Psychology (Center for Oral and Written Language Learners OWLs), UW
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Richards TL, Berninger VW, Yagle K, Abbott RD, Peterson D. Brain's functional network clustering coefficient changes in response to instruction (RTI) in students with and without reading disabilities: Multi-leveled reading brain's RTI. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 5. [PMID: 29610767 PMCID: PMC5877472 DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2018.1424680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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In students in grades 4 to 9 (22 males, 20 females), two reading disability groups-dyslexia (n = 20) or oral and written language learning disability (OWL LD) (n = 6)-were compared to each other and two kinds of control groups-typical readers (n = 6) or dysgraphia (n = 10) on word reading/spelling skills and fMRI imaging before and after completing 18 computerized reading lessons. Mixed ANOVAs showed significant time effects on repeated measures within participants and between groups effects on three behavioral markers of reading disabilities-word reading/spelling: All groups improved on the three behavioral measures, but those without disabilities remained higher than those with reading disabilities. On fMRI reading tasks, analyzed for graph theory derived clustering coefficients within a neural network involved in cognitive control functions, on a word level task the time × group interaction was significant in right medial cingulate; on a syntax level task the time × group interaction was significant in left superior frontal and left inferior frontal gyri; and on a multi-sentence text level task the time × group interaction was significant in right middle frontal gyrus. Three white matter-gray matter correlations became significant only after reading instruction: axial diffusivity in left superior frontal region with right inferior frontal gyrus during word reading judgments; mean diffusivity in left superior corona radiata with left middle frontal gyrus during sentence reading judgments; and mean diffusivity in left anterior corona radiata with right middle frontal gyrus during multi-sentence reading judgments. Significance of results for behavioral and brain response to reading instruction (RTI) is discussed.
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- Todd L Richards
- Department of Radiology, Integrated Brain Imaging Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Integrated Brain Imaging Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Educational Statistics and Measurement, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Integrated Brain Imaging Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Sanders EA, Berninger VW, Abbott RD. Sequential Prediction of Literacy Achievement for Specific Learning Disabilities Contrasting in Impaired Levels of Language in Grades 4 to 9. JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2018; 51:137-157. [PMID: 28199175 PMCID: PMC5538955 DOI: 10.1177/0022219417691048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Sequential regression was used to evaluate whether language-related working memory components uniquely predict reading and writing achievement beyond cognitive-linguistic translation for students in Grades 4 through 9 ( N = 103) with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in subword handwriting (dysgraphia, n = 25), word reading and spelling (dyslexia, n = 60), or oral and written language (oral and written language learning disabilities, n = 18). That is, SLDs are defined on the basis of cascading level of language impairment (subword, word, and syntax/text). A five-block regression model sequentially predicted literacy achievement from cognitive-linguistic translation (Block 1); working memory components for word-form coding (Block 2), phonological and orthographic loops (Block 3), and supervisory focused or switching attention (Block 4); and SLD groups (Block 5). Results showed that cognitive-linguistic translation explained an average of 27% and 15% of the variance in reading and writing achievement, respectively, but working memory components explained an additional 39% and 27% of variance. Orthographic word-form coding uniquely predicted nearly every measure, whereas attention switching uniquely predicted only reading. Finally, differences in reading and writing persisted between dyslexia and dysgraphia, with dysgraphia higher, even after controlling for Block 1 to 4 predictors. Differences in literacy achievement between students with dyslexia and oral and written language learning disabilities were largely explained by the Block 1 predictors. Applications to identifying and teaching students with these SLDs are discussed.
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Abbott RD, Raskind WH, Matsushita M, Price ND, Richards T, Berninger VW. Patterns of biomarkers for three phenotype profiles of persisting specific learning disabilities during middle childhood and early adolescence: A preliminary study. BIOMARKERS AND GENES 2017; 1:103. [PMID: 30854516 PMCID: PMC6407889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Students without specific learning disabilities [SLDs] [n=18] and with one of three persisting SLDs in written language despite early and current specialized instruction-Dysgraphia [n=21], Dyslexia [n=40], or oral and written language learning disability OWL LD [n=14]- in grades 4 to 9 [N=56 boys, 38 girls] completed behavioral phenotyping assessment and gave a small blood or saliva sample. Molecular analyses informed by current cross-site research on gene candidates for learning disabilities identified associations between molecular genetic markers and the two defining behavioral phenotypes for each SLDs-WL; dysgraphia [impaired writing alphabet from memory for rs3743204 and sentence copying in best handwriting for rs79382 both in DYX1C1], dyslexia [impaired silent word reading/decoding rate for rs4535189 in DCDC2 and impaired spelling/encoding for rs374205 in DYX1C1], and OWL LD [impaired aural syntax comprehension for rs807701 and oral syntax construction for rs807701 both in DYX1C1]. Implications of these identified associations between molecular markers for alleles for different sites within two gene candidates [and mostly one] and hallmark phenotypes are discussed for translation science [application to practice] and neuroimaging that has identified contrasting brain bases for each of the three SLDs.
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- Robert D. Abbott
- University of Washington, Quantitative Studies and Measurement, USA
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- University of Washington, Medicine, USA,University of Washington, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USA
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- Institute for Systems Biology, USA,University of Washington, Bioengineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Molecular & Cellular Biology, USA
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- University of Washington, Integrated Brain Imaging Center and Radiology, USA
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Lyman RD, Sanders E, Abbott RD, Berninger VW. Translating Interdisciplinary Research on Language Learning into Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities in Verbally Gifted and Average Children and Youth. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCE 2017; 7:227-246. [PMID: 32201634 PMCID: PMC7085111 DOI: 10.4236/jbbs.2017.76017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The current research was grounded in prior interdisciplinary research that showed cognitive ability (verbal ability for translating cognitions into oral language) and multiple-working memory endophenotypes (behavioral markers of genetic or brain bases of language learning) predict reading and writing achievement in students with and without specific learning disabilities in written language (SLDs-WL). Results largely replicated prior findings that verbally gifted with dyslexia score higher on reading and writing achievement than those with average verbal ability but not on endophenotypes. The current study extended that research by comparing those with and without SLDs-WL with assessed verbal ability held constant. The verbally gifted without SLDs-WL (n = 14) scored higher than the verbally gifted with SLDs-WL (n = 27) on six language skills (oral sentence construction, best and fastest handwriting in copying, single real word oral reading accuracy, oral pseudoword reading accuracy and rate) and four endophenotypes (orthographic and morphological coding, orthographic loop, and switching attention). The verbally average without SLDs-WL (n = 6) scored higher than the verbally average with SLDs-WL (n = 22) on four language skills (best and fastest handwriting in copying, oral pseudoword reading accuracy and rate) and two endophenotypes (orthographic coding and orthographic loop). Implications of results for translating interdisciplinary research into flexible definitions for assessment and instruction to serve students with varying verbal abilities and language learning and endophenotype profiles are discussed along with directions for future research.
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- Ruby Dawn Lyman
- Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Quantitative Methods and Measurement, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Quantitative Methods and Measurement, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Coker DL, Ritchey KD, Uribe-Zarain X, Jennings AS. An Analysis of First-Grade Writing Profiles and Their Relationship to Compositional Quality. JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2017; 51:336-350. [PMID: 28498726 DOI: 10.1177/0022219417708171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To help all students meet the writing expectations of the Common Core State Standards, researchers need a deeper understanding of the characteristics of struggling writers. The purpose of this study was to explore the writing profiles of students including those who have or are at risk for writing disabilities. First-grade students ( N = 391) were assessed at the end of the school year using three writing assessments (spelling, sentence writing fluency, writing achievement). The researchers used latent profile analysis to identify students as fitting into one of five profiles (At Risk, Low Fluency, Low Writing, Average, and Above Average). Students also wrote narrative and descriptive texts that were scored multiple ways. The researchers used confirmatory factor analysis to identify four common factors: quality/length, spelling, mechanics, and syntax. Students in the At Risk profile wrote narratives and descriptions that scored lower on all aspects of writing when compared to students in the Average and Above Average profiles. These findings provide further evidence of the distinct difference among writers as early as first grade, and they offer insight into the characteristics of at-risk writers. The implications of these findings for instruction and assessment and directions for future research are described.
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Coker DL, Kim YSG. Critical Issues in the Understanding of Young Elementary School Students at Risk for Problems in Written Expression: Introduction to the Special Series. JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2017; 51:315-319. [PMID: 28498735 DOI: 10.1177/0022219417708168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this introduction to the special series "Critical Issues in the Understanding of Young Elementary School Students at Risk for Problems in Written Expression," we consider some of the contextual factors that have changed since a similar special issue was published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities in 2002. We also explore how the five articles included in this special series address the following important themes: early writing development, identification of students with writing difficulties, and effective interventions for struggling writers. In conclusion, we envision future directions to advance the field.
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Richards TL, Berninger VW, Yagle KJ, Abbott RD, Peterson DJ. Changes in DTI Diffusivity and fMRI Connectivity Cluster Coefficients for Students with and without Specific Learning Disabilities In Written Language: Brain's Response to Writing Instruction. JOURNAL OF NATURE AND SCIENCE 2017; 3:e350. [PMID: 28670621 PMCID: PMC5488805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Before and after computerized writing instruction, participants completed assessment with normed measures and DTI and fMRI connectivity scanning. Evidence-based differential diagnosis was used at time 1 to assign them to diagnostic groups: typical oral and written language (n=6), dysgraphia (impaired handwriting, n=10), dyslexia (impaired word spelling and reading, n=20), and OWL LD (impaired syntax construction, n=6). The instruction was aimed at subword letter writing, word spelling, and syntax composing. With p <.001 to control for multiple comparisons, the following significant findings were observed in academic achievement, DTI (radial diffusivity RD, axial diffusivity AD, and mean diffusivity MD), and graph cluster coefficients for fMRI connectivity. A time effect (pre-post intervention increase) in handwriting and oral construction of sentence syntax was significant; but diagnostic group effects were significant for dictated spelling and creation of word-specific spellings, with the dyslexia and OWL LD groups scoring lower than the typical control or dysgraphia groups. For RD a time effect occurred in anterior corona radiata and superior frontal. For AD a time effect occurred in superior corona radiata, superior frontal region, middle frontal gyrus, and superior longitudinal fasciculus. For MD a time effect occurred in the same regions as AD and also anterior coronal radiata. A diagnostic group effect occurred for graph cluster coefficients in fMRI connectivity while writing the next letter in alphabet from memory; but the diagnostic group × time interaction was not significant. The only significant time × treatment interaction occurred in right inferior frontal gyrus associated with orthographic coding. Compared to time 1, cluster coefficients increased at time 2 in all groups except in the dysgraphia group in which they decreased. Implications of results are discussed for response to instruction (RTI) versus evidence-based differential diagnosis for identifying students with SLDs in writing which may be best understood at both the behavioral and brain levels of analysis.
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- Todd L. Richards
- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Educational Statistics and Measurement, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Katusic SK, Colligan RC, Myers SM, Voigt RG, Yoshimasu K, Stoeckel RE, Weaver AL. What can large population-based birth cohort study ask about past, present and future of children with disorders of development, learning and behaviour? J Epidemiol Community Health 2017; 71:410-416. [PMID: 28167642 PMCID: PMC5600202 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-208482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A large cohort consisting of all children born to mothers from community provides 'natural' selection into different exposures and is a powerful resource for epidemiological research. A large population-based birth cohort with detailed systematic information already recorded, as part of longitudinal medical care, historical and current school data, detailed birth certificate data and all three resources available for every member of the birth cohort, are extremely rare. Our population-based birth cohort consists of all children born between 1976 and 2000 to mothers residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota, at the time of child's birth (N=39 890). In this paper, we provide a comprehensive report of the method describing the identification, the characteristics and longitudinal follow-up of each child (and family members) from the birth cohort, wealth of complementary resources of data and study measures and designs (retrospective, combined retrospective/prospective). In the last decade or so, we obtained scientific and clinically needed answers for incidence rates, potential risk/protective factors, treatment, comorbidities, outcomes, cost/usage and potential biases (that are always assessed and clinically interpreted) of many developmental learning and behavioural disorders (DLBDs) including learning and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, intellectual disability, speech-language impairment and autism spectrum disorder. Many current and future questions related to DLBDs are remaining to be answered. The Olmsted County Birth Cohort (OCBC) is an example of a comprehensive, contemporary epidemiological research model for the development of similar research infrastructures, and its current and future results are important for replication and comparison with other population-based retrospective and prospective birth cohort studies.
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- Slavica K. Katusic
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Geisinger-Bucknell Autism and Developmental Medicine Center, Lewisburg, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Academic Achievement in Adults with a History of Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Population-Based Prospective Study. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2017; 38:1-11. [PMID: 27902544 PMCID: PMC5182161 DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previous research on the developmental course of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is limited by biased clinic-referred samples and other methodological problems. Thus, questions about adult academic outcomes associated with childhood ADHD remain unanswered. Thus, the objective of this study was to describe academic outcomes in adulthood among incident cases of research-identified childhood ADHD versus non-ADHD referents from a population-based birth cohort. METHOD Young adults with research-identified childhood ADHD (N = 232; mean age 27.0 yr; 72.0% men) and referents (N = 335; mean age 28.6 yr; 62.7% men) from a 1976 to 1982 birth cohort (N = 5699) were invited to participate in a followup study and were administered an academic achievement battery consisting of the basic reading component of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement (WJ-III) and the arithmetic subtest of the Wide Range Achievement Test-Third Edition (WRAT-3). Outcomes were compared between the 2 groups using linear regression models, adjusted for age, sex, and comorbid learning disability status. RESULTS Childhood ADHD cases scored from 3 to 5 grade equivalents lower on all academic tests compared with referents, with mean (SD) standard scores of 95.7 (8.4) versus 101.8 (8.1) in basic reading; 95.0 (9.3) versus 101.9 (8.5) in letterword identification; 98.2 (8.6) versus 103.2 (9.2) in passage comprehension; 95.7 (9.1) versus 100.9 (9.0) in word attack; and 87.8 (12.9) versus 98.0 (12.0) in arithmetic. CONCLUSION This is the first prospective, population-based study of adult academic outcomes of childhood ADHD. Our data provide evidence that childhood onset ADHD is associated with long-term underachievement in reading and math that may negatively impact ultimate educational attainment and occupational functioning in adulthood.
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Waber DP, Boiselle EC, Girard JM, Amaral JL, Forbes PW. Ascertaining educational outcomes after assessment in children with learning disorders. Clin Neuropsychol 2016; 31:219-232. [DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2016.1244289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Deborah P. Waber
- Department of Psychiatry and Learning Disabilities Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Learning Disabilities Program, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Clinical Research Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Harrison GL, McManus KL. Clinical Reasoning in the Assessment and Intervention Planning for Writing Disorder. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0829573516658997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The incidence of writing disorder is as common as reading disorder, but it is frequently under-identified and rarely targeted for intervention. Increasing clinical understanding on various subtypes of writing disorder through assessment guided by data-driven decision making may alleviate this disparity for students with writing disorders. The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with insight into the clinical reasoning involved in the assessment and intervention planning for a child with a writing disorder. The reader will be guided through the authors’ conceptualization of this case reflecting a recursive problem-solving approach to assessment for intervention.
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Rauh VA, Margolis AE. Research Review: Environmental exposures, neurodevelopment, and child mental health - new paradigms for the study of brain and behavioral effects. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2016; 57:775-93. [PMID: 26987761 PMCID: PMC4914412 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Environmental exposures play a critical role in the genesis of some child mental health problems. METHODS We open with a discussion of children's vulnerability to neurotoxic substances, changes in the distribution of toxic exposures, and cooccurrence of social and physical exposures. We address trends in prevalence of mental health disorders, and approaches to the definition of disorders that are sensitive to the subtle effects of toxic exposures. We suggest broadening outcomes to include dimensional measures of autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and child learning capacity, as well as direct assessment of brain function. FINDINGS We consider the impact of two important exposures on children's mental health: lead and pesticides. We argue that longitudinal research designs may capture the cascading effects of exposures across biological systems and the full-range of neuropsychological endpoints. Neuroimaging is a valuable tool for observing brain maturation under varying environmental conditions. A dimensional approach to measurement may be sensitive to subtle subclinical toxic effects, permitting the development of exposure-related profiles and testing of complex functional relationships between brain and behavior. Questions about the neurotoxic effects of chemicals become more pressing when viewed through the lens of environmental justice. CONCLUSIONS Reduction in the burden of child mental health disorders will require longitudinal study of neurotoxic exposures, incorporating dimensional approaches to outcome assessment, and measures of brain function. Research that seeks to identify links between toxic exposures and mental health outcomes has enormous public health and societal value.
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- Virginia A Rauh
- Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Jiménez JE. Early Grade Writing Assessment: An Instrument Model. JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2016; 50:491-503. [PMID: 26989162 DOI: 10.1177/0022219416633127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization promoted the creation of a model instrument for individual assessment of students' foundational writing skills in the Spanish language that was based on a literature review and existing writing tools and assessments. The purpose of the Early Grade Writing Assessment (EGWA) is to document learners' basic writing skills, mapped in composing units of increasing complexity to communicate meaning. Validation and standardization of EGWA was conducted in the Canary Islands (Spain) in 12 schools using a cross-sectional design with a sample of 1,653 Spanish-speaking students in Grades 1 through 3. The author describes EGWA's internal structure, along with the prevalence of learning disabilities (LD) in transcription and developmental differences in writing between Spanish-speaking children with LD and typical peers. Findings suggest that EGWA's psychometric characteristics are satisfactory, and its internal structure can be attributed to four factors responsible for a high percentage of the variance. The odds ratio indicated that 2 Spanish-speaking children with LD in transcription are identified out of every 100. A comparison between students with and without LD in transcription revealed statistically significant differences concerning sentence and text production across grades. Results are interpreted within current theoretical accounts of writing models.
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Döhla D, Heim S. Developmental Dyslexia and Dysgraphia: What can We Learn from the One About the Other? Front Psychol 2016; 6:2045. [PMID: 26858664 PMCID: PMC4726782 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Up to 17% of German school children suffer from reading and writing disabilities. Unlike developmental dyslexia, only few studies have addressed dysgraphia. Presenting a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in developmental dyslexia and dysgraphia, this paper aims to determine how far existing knowledge about the causes of developmental dyslexia also apply to developmental dysgraphia. To promote understanding of developmental dysgraphia, the paper discusses relevant aspects such as predictors, causes and comorbidities, models of acquisition as well as existing deficit models. A comparison of definitions in the DSM-V and ICD-10 complemented by an overview of the most recent German guideline ought to give the reader deeper insight into this topic. The current issue of growing up bilingually and the connection between reading and writing deficits are also discussed. In conclusion, this paper presents a critical survey of theoretical and practical implications for the diagnostics and treatment of developmental dysgraphia.
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- Diana Döhla
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical Faculty, RWTH AachenAachen, Germany; Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Centre Jülich Jülich, Germany
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Richards T, Abbott RD, Berninger VW. Relationships between Presence or Absence of ADHD and fMRI Connectivity Writing Tasks in Children with Dysgraphia. JOURNAL OF NATURE AND SCIENCE 2016; 2:e270. [PMID: 28035334 PMCID: PMC5189981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The relationship between presence or absence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in persisting developmental dysgraphia (impaired handwriting) and brain connectivity during writing tasks was investigated. Thirteen participants (6 males, 1 female with ADHD; 4 males, 2 females without ADHD) in upper elementary or middle school grades performed four fMRI writing tasks-two cognitive (mind wandering and planning to compose) and two transcription (handwriting and spelling). Presence or absence of ADHD was correlated with brain connectivity on all four fMRI writing tasks during scanning, rather than just on the fMRI handwriting task as predicted based on prior research. However, the nature of the fMRI functional connectivity (from which of four seeds with which of eight brain regions) for the four fMRI writing tasks varied as a function of presence or absence of ADHD. The significance of these findings is discussed for both understanding the invisible biological bases of co-occurring ADHD and persisting developmental dysgraphia and teaching students with developmental dysgraphia and co-occurring ADHD.
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- Todd Richards
- Radiology and Integrated Brain Imaging Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Quantitative Studies and Measurement, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Niedo J, Tanimoto S, Thompson RH, Abbott RD, Berninger VW. Computerized Instruction in Translation Strategies for Students in Upper Elementary and Middle School Grades With Persisting Learning Disabilities in Written Language. LEARNING DISABILITIES (PITTSBURGH, PA.) 2016; 21:14-30. [PMID: 28670103 PMCID: PMC5489131 DOI: 10.18666/ldmj-2016-v21-i2-7751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Students in grades 5 to 9 (ages 10 to 14; 6 girls, 27 boys) who had persisting specific learning disabilities in transcription (handwriting and spelling) completed three kinds of composition tasks requiring translation (thought to written language) on iPads using alternating transcription modes (stylus or keyboard) across every three lessons: personal narratives (6 lessons) and written summaries about read source material (integrated reading-writing) and heard source material (integrated listening-writing) (12 lessons). Before composing summaries, students clicked sequentially one at a time onto translation strategies, which they read and heard through earphones, and could click on again as needed during summary writing: (a) Level I composing of the very next sentence, and (b) Level II composing of a higher-level discourse structure. ANOVAs showed that Level I strategies were used significantly more often than Level II strategies; but the main effect for transcription mode was not significant. Written summaries of read source material had more errors in main ideas and factual details than heard source materials, but not more irrelevant statements. Applications of results are discussed for using computers for writing instruction, not just accommodations, for students with persisting transcription disabilities.
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- Jasmin Niedo
- Facilitator, University of Washington Extension Continuing Education
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- Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington
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- PhD candidate in Computer Science and Enginnering at the University of Washington
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- Professor of Statistics and Measurement at the University of Washington
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Tanimoto S, Thompson R, Berninger VW, Nagy W, Abbott RD. Computerized Writing and Reading Instruction for Students in Grades 4 to 9 With Specific Learning Disabilities Affecting Written Language. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING 2015; 31:671-689. [PMID: 26858470 PMCID: PMC4743045 DOI: 10.1111/jcal.12110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Computer scientists and educational researchers evaluated effectiveness of computerized instruction tailored to evidence-based impairments in specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in students in grades 4 to 9 with persisting SLDs despite prior extra help. Following comprehensive, evidence-based differential diagnosis for dysgraphia (impaired handwriting), dyslexia (impaired word reading and spelling), and oral and written language learning disability (OWL LD), students completed 18 sessions of computerized instruction over about 3 months. The 11 students taught letter formation with sequential, numbered, colored arrow cues with full contours who wrote letters on lines added to iPAD screen showed more and stronger treatment effects than the 21 students taught using only visual motion cues for letter formation who wrote on an unlined computer monitor. Teaching to all levels of language in multiple functional language systems (by ear, eye, mouth, and hand) close in time resulted in significant gains in reading and writing skills for the group and in diagnosed SLD hallmark impairments for individuals; also, performance on computerized learning activities correlated with treatment gains. Results are discussed in reference to need for both accommodations and explicit instruction for persisting SLDs and the potential for computers to teach handwriting, morphophonemic orthographies, comprehension, and composition.
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- Steven Tanimoto
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
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Berninger VW, Richards T, Abbott RD. Differential Diagnosis of Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and OWL LD: Behavioral and Neuroimaging Evidence. READING AND WRITING 2015; 28:1119-1153. [PMID: 26336330 PMCID: PMC4553247 DOI: 10.1007/s11145-015-9565-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In Study 1, children in grades 4 to 9 (N= 88, 29 females and 59 males) with persisting reading and/or writing disabilities, despite considerable prior specialized instruction in and out of school, were given an evidence-based comprehensive assessment battery at the university while parents completed questionnaires regarding past and current history of language learning and other difficulties. Profiles (patterns) of normed measures for different levels of oral and written language used to categorize participants into diagnostic groups for dysgraphia (impaired subword handwriting) (n=26), dyslexia (impaired word spelling and reading) (n=38), or oral and written language learning disability OWL LD (impaired oral and written syntax comprehension and expression) (n=13) or control oral and written language learners (OWLs) without SLDs (n=11) were consistent withreported history. Impairments in working memory components supporting language learning were also examined. In Study 2, right handed children from Study 1 who did not wear braces (controls, n=9, dysgraphia, n= 14; dyslexia, n=17, OWL LD, n=5) completed an fMRI functional connectivity brain imaging study in which they performed a word-specific spelling judgment task, which is related to both word reading and spelling, and may be impaired in dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD for different reasons. fMRI functional connectivity from 4 seed points in brain locations involved in written word processing to other brain regions also differentiated dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD; both specific regions to which connected and overall number of functional connections differed. Thus, results provide converging neurological and behavioral evidence, for dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD being different, diagnosable specific learning disabilities (SLDs) for persisting written language problems during middle childhood and early adolescence. Translation of the research findings into practice at policy and administrative levels and at local school levels is discussed.
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Richards T, Grabowski T, Boord P, Yagle K, Askren M, Mestre Z, Robinson P, Welker O, Gulliford D, Nagy W, Berninger V. Contrasting brain patterns of writing-related DTI parameters, fMRI connectivity, and DTI-fMRI connectivity correlations in children with and without dysgraphia or dyslexia. Neuroimage Clin 2015; 8:408-21. [PMID: 26106566 PMCID: PMC4473717 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Based on comprehensive testing and educational history, children in grades 4-9 (on average 12 years) were diagnosed with dysgraphia (persisting handwriting impairment) or dyslexia (persisting word spelling/reading impairment) or as typical writers and readers (controls). The dysgraphia group (n = 14) and dyslexia group (n = 17) were each compared to the control group (n = 9) and to each other in separate analyses. Four brain region seed points (left occipital temporal gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, precuneus, and inferior frontal gyrus) were used in these analyses which were shown in a metaanalysis to be related to written word production on four indicators of white matter integrity and fMRI functional connectivity for four tasks (self-guided mind wandering during resting state, writing letter that follows a visually displayed letter in alphabet, writing missing letter to create a correctly spelled real word, and planning for composing after scanning on topic specified by researcher). For those DTI indicators on which the dysgraphic group or dyslexic group differed from the control group (fractional anisotropy, relative anisotropy, axial diffusivity but not radial diffusivity), correlations were computed between the DTI parameter and fMRI functional connectivity for the two writing tasks (alphabet and spelling) by seed points. Analyses, controlled for multiple comparisons, showed that (a) the control group exhibited more white matter integrity than either the dysgraphic or dyslexic group; (b) the dysgraphic and dyslexic groups showed more functional connectivity than the control group but differed in patterns of functional connectivity for task and seed point; and (c) the dysgraphic and dyslexic groups showed different patterns of significant DTI-fMRI connectivity correlations for specific seed points and written language tasks. Thus, dysgraphia and dyslexia differ in white matter integrity, fMRI functional connectivity, and white matter-gray matter correlations. Of clinical relevance, brain differences were observed in dysgraphia and dyslexia on written language tasks yoked to their defining behavioral impairments in handwriting and/or in word spelling and on the cognitive mind wandering rest condition and composition planning.
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- T.L. Richards
- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Education, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Berninger VW, Nagy W, Tanimoto S, Thompson R, Abbott RD. Computer Instruction in Handwriting, Spelling, and Composing for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in Grades 4 to 9. COMPUTERS & EDUCATION 2015; 81:154-168. [PMID: 25378768 PMCID: PMC4217090 DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Effectiveness of iPad computerized writing instruction was evaluated for 4th to 9th graders (n=35) with diagnosed specific learning disabilities (SLDs) affecting writing: dysgraphia (impaired handwriting), dyslexia (impaired spelling), and oral and written language learning disability (OWL LD) (impaired syntax composing). Each of the 18 two-hour lessons had multiple learning activities aimed at improving subword- (handwriting), word- (spelling), and syntax- (sentence composing) level language skills by engaging all four language systems (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) to create a functional writing system. To evaluate treatment effectiveness, normed measures of handwriting, spelling, and composing were used with the exception of one non-normed alphabet writing task. Results showed that the sample as a whole improved significantly from pretest to posttest in three handwriting measures, four spelling measures, and both written and oral syntax construction measures. All but oral syntax was evaluated with pen and paper tasks, showing that the computer writing instruction transferred to better writing with pen and paper. Performance on learning activities during instruction correlated with writing outcomes; and individual students tended to improve in the impaired skill associated with their diagnosis. Thus, although computers are often used in upper elementary school and middle school in the United States (US) for accommodations (alternatives to pen and paper) for students with persisting SLDs affecting writing, this study shows computers can also be used for Tier 3 instruction to improve the writing skills of students in grades 4 to 9 with history of persisting writing disabilities.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
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Richards TL, Grabowski TJ, Boord P, Yagle K, Askren M, Mestre Z, Robinson P, Welker O, Gulliford D, Nagy W, Berninger V. Contrasting brain patterns of writing-related DTI parameters, fMRI connectivity, and DTI-fMRI connectivity correlations in children with and without dysgraphia or dyslexia. Neuroimage Clin 2015. [PMID: 26106566 DOI: 10.1007/slll45-015-9565-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Based on comprehensive testing and educational history, children in grades 4-9 (on average 12 years) were diagnosed with dysgraphia (persisting handwriting impairment) or dyslexia (persisting word spelling/reading impairment) or as typical writers and readers (controls). The dysgraphia group (n = 14) and dyslexia group (n = 17) were each compared to the control group (n = 9) and to each other in separate analyses. Four brain region seed points (left occipital temporal gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, precuneus, and inferior frontal gyrus) were used in these analyses which were shown in a metaanalysis to be related to written word production on four indicators of white matter integrity and fMRI functional connectivity for four tasks (self-guided mind wandering during resting state, writing letter that follows a visually displayed letter in alphabet, writing missing letter to create a correctly spelled real word, and planning for composing after scanning on topic specified by researcher). For those DTI indicators on which the dysgraphic group or dyslexic group differed from the control group (fractional anisotropy, relative anisotropy, axial diffusivity but not radial diffusivity), correlations were computed between the DTI parameter and fMRI functional connectivity for the two writing tasks (alphabet and spelling) by seed points. Analyses, controlled for multiple comparisons, showed that (a) the control group exhibited more white matter integrity than either the dysgraphic or dyslexic group; (b) the dysgraphic and dyslexic groups showed more functional connectivity than the control group but differed in patterns of functional connectivity for task and seed point; and (c) the dysgraphic and dyslexic groups showed different patterns of significant DTI-fMRI connectivity correlations for specific seed points and written language tasks. Thus, dysgraphia and dyslexia differ in white matter integrity, fMRI functional connectivity, and white matter-gray matter correlations. Of clinical relevance, brain differences were observed in dysgraphia and dyslexia on written language tasks yoked to their defining behavioral impairments in handwriting and/or in word spelling and on the cognitive mind wandering rest condition and composition planning.
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- T L Richards
- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Integrated Brain Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Education, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, USA
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Harris MN, Voigt RG, Barbaresi WJ, Voge GA, Killian JM, Weaver AL, Colby CE, Carey WA, Katusic SK. ADHD and learning disabilities in former late preterm infants: a population-based birth cohort. Pediatrics 2013; 132:e630-6. [PMID: 23979091 PMCID: PMC3876753 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-3588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Previous studies suggest that former late preterm infants are at increased risk for learning and behavioral problems compared with term infants. These studies have primarily used referred clinical samples of children followed only until early school age. Our objective was to determine the cumulative incidence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD) in former late preterm versus term infants in a population-based birth cohort. METHODS Subjects included all children born 1976 to 1982 in Rochester, MN who remained in the community after 5 years. This study focused on the comparison of subjects in 2 subgroups, late preterm (34 to <37 weeks) and term (37 to <42 weeks). School and medical records were available to identify individuals who met research criteria for ADHD and LD in reading, written language, and math. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the cumulative incidence of each condition by 19 years of age. Cox models were fit to evaluate the association between gestational age group and condition, after adjusting for maternal education and perinatal complications. RESULTS We found no statistically significant differences in the cumulative incidence of ADHD or LD between the late preterm (N = 256) versus term (N = 4419) groups: ADHD (cumulative incidence by age 19 years, 7.7% vs 7.2%; P = .84); reading LD (14.2% vs 13.1%; P = .57); written language LD (13.5% vs 15.7%; P = .36), and math LD (16.1% vs 15.5%; P = .89). CONCLUSIONS These data from a population-based birth cohort indicate that former late preterm infants have similar rates of LD and ADHD as term infants.
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- Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; and
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Hooper SR, Costa LJC, McBee M, Anderson KL, Yerby DC, Childress A, Knuth SB. A written language intervention for at-risk second grade students: a randomized controlled trial of the process assessment of the learner lesson plans in a tier 2 response-to-intervention (RtI) model. ANNALS OF DYSLEXIA 2013; 63:44-64. [PMID: 21837551 DOI: 10.1007/s11881-011-0056-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In a randomized controlled trial, 205 students were followed from grades 1 to 3 with a focus on changes in their writing trajectories following an evidence-based intervention during the spring of second grade. Students were identified as being at-risk (n=138), and then randomized into treatment (n=68) versus business-as-usual conditions (n=70). A typical group also was included (n=67). The writing intervention comprised Lesson Sets 4 and 7 from the Process Assessment of the Learner (PAL), and was conducted via small groups (three to six students) twice a week for 12 weeks in accordance with a response-to-intervention Tier 2 model. The primary outcome was the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-II Written Expression Scale. Results indicated modest support for the PAL lesson plans, with an accelerated rate of growth in writing skills following treatment. There were no significant moderator effects, although there was evidence that the most globally impaired students demonstrated a more rapid rate of growth following treatment. These findings suggest the need for ongoing examination of evidence-based treatments in writing for young elementary students.
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- Stephen R Hooper
- Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, Pediatrics, and Education, The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, CB#7255, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7255, USA.
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Stoeckel RE, Colligan RC, Barbaresi WJ, Weaver AL, Killian JM, Katusic SK. Early speech-language impairment and risk for written language disorder: a population-based study. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2013; 34:38-44. [PMID: 23275057 PMCID: PMC3546529 DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0b013e31827ba22a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare risk of written language disorder (WLD) in children with and without speech-language impairment (S/LI) from a population-based cohort. METHODS Subjects included all children born between 1976 and 1982 in Rochester, Minnesota, who remained in the community after age 5 years (n = 5718). Records from public and private schools, medical agencies, and tutoring services were abstracted. S/LI was determined based on eligibility criteria for an individualized education plan. Incident cases of WLD were identified by research criteria using regression-based discrepancy, non-regression-based discrepancy, and low-achievement formulas applied to cognitive and academic achievement tests. Incidence of WLD (with or without reading disorder [RD]) was compared between children with and without S/LI. Associations were summarized using hazard ratios. RESULTS Cumulative incidence of WLD by age 19 years was significantly higher in children with S/LI than in children without S/LI. The magnitude of association between S/LI and WLD with RD was significantly higher for girls than for boys. This was not true for the association between S/LI and WLD without RD. CONCLUSIONS Risk for WLD is significantly increased among children with S/LI compared with children without S/LI based on this population-based cohort. Early identification and intervention for children at risk for WLD could potentially influence academic outcomes.
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- Ruth E. Stoeckel
- Division of Neurology, Department of Speech Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Tannock R. Rethinking ADHD and LD in DSM-5: proposed changes in diagnostic criteria. JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 2013; 46:5-25. [PMID: 23144062 DOI: 10.1177/0022219412464341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is currently undergoing revision that will lead to a fifth edition (DSM-5) in 2013. This article first provides a brief synopsis of the DSM-5 administrative structure, procedures, and guiding principles to enhance understanding of how changes are made in the DSM. The next two sections (on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disorders, respectively) highlight the major concerns and controversies surrounding the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for these two disorders and provide a rationale for the proposed changes to the criteria, along with a commentary on the empirical evidence on which the proposed changes were based.
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Flick RP, Katusic SK, Colligan RC, Wilder RT, Voigt RG, Olson MD, Sprung J, Weaver AL, Schroeder DR, Warner DO. Cognitive and behavioral outcomes after early exposure to anesthesia and surgery. Pediatrics 2011; 128:e1053-61. [PMID: 21969289 PMCID: PMC3307194 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 611] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Annually, millions of children are exposed to anesthetic agents that cause apoptotic neurodegeneration in immature animals. To explore the possible significance of these findings in children, we investigated the association between exposure to anesthesia and subsequent (1) learning disabilities (LDs), (2) receipt of an individualized education program for an emotional/behavior disorder (IEP-EBD), and (3) scores of group-administered achievement tests. METHODS This was a matched cohort study in which children (N = 8548) born between January 1, 1976, and December 31, 1982, in Rochester, Minnesota, were the source of cases and controls. Those exposed to anesthesia (n = 350) before the age of 2 were matched to unexposed controls (n = 700) on the basis of known risk factors for LDs. Multivariable analysis adjusted for the burden of illness, and outcomes including LDs, receipt of an IEP-EBD, and the results of group-administered tests of cognition and achievement were outcomes. RESULTS Exposure to multiple, but not single, anesthetic/surgery significantly increased the risk of developing LDs (hazard ratio: 2.12 [95% confidence interval: 1.26-3.54]), even when accounting for health status. A similar pattern was observed for decrements in group-administered tests of achievement and cognition. However, exposure did not affect the rate of children receiving an individualized education program. CONCLUSIONS Repeated exposure to anesthesia and surgery before the age of 2 was a significant independent risk factor for the later development of LDs but not the need for educational interventions related to emotion/behavior. We cannot exclude the possibility that multiple exposures to anesthesia/surgery at an early age may adversely affect human neurodevelopment with lasting consequence.
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- Mayo Clinic Mayo Medical School, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, and
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