Although there is general agreement among psychologists that babies are genetically programmed to learn language, there is still debate about Chomsky’s idea that there is a universal grammar that can account for all language learning. Evans and Levinson (2009) surveyed the world’s languages and f...
All assessments and questionnaires in the study were administrated by child psychologists in the Dutch or English language, depending on the first language of the child and parents. During the ESCS, the child was seated at a table across from a familiar examiner (see Fig. 1 for the set-up ...
Gender dysphoria is a clinical condition characterized by significant distress due to the discordance between biological sex and gender identity. Currently, gender dysphoria is also found more frequently in children and adolescents, thanks to greater social sensibleness and new therapeutic possibilities. In...
Seeking multidisciplinary assessment from professionals such as OTs (occupational therapists), SLTs (speech and language therapists), psychologists and others can give you a broad picture of how your child manages across several domains. As a parent, you can also take time to consider your child’...
effectiveness it is also important to know which adults are trustworthy and to have such adults available (structural prevention). These adults might be for example school-psychologists or liaison teachers in schools. In the past, researchers have primarily used three types of assessment to evaluate...
[22] the authors examined a combination of environmental and behavioral correlates in predicting ADHD persistence using latent class analysis through following 120 young children (mean age 5.7 years) diagnosed with ADHD after multidisciplinary assessments with psychologists and pediatricians in a tertiary ...
(i.e., advanced psychiatrists and clinical psychologists). Information on parents’ current concerns, the test results on cognitive and adaptive functioning, children’s developmental histories, children’s behaviors in the clinical setting, and the findings of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ...
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“Since psychologists have begun studying infants with sensitive measures, we’ve discovered a lot of early abilities. I think for parents, it should be exciting to know that there’s somebody in there that has some fundamental and basic knowledge of the world, and that knowledge is guiding ...
150 years. “My aim is to look at different theories and aspects of cognitive development in a way that is scientifically rigorous, but also accessible to those who love, live and work with children – psychologists, teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers, students and parents”, says ...