Nevertheless, the symptoms were generally concerning to parents; the parents of 12 out of 15 participants answered “yes” when asked at screening if they would be taking their child to a doctor because of the tics (this question was added midway through the study). Nearly all participants ...
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Women who delivered a liveborn with or without IVF at the Univ of Penn from 2000-2005, were sent a questionnaire and validated behavior assessment tool, The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Controls were frequency matched for maternal age, premature delivery and multiple ...
Caregivers completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which measures youth psychopathology in the past 6 months (Achenbach, 2009); age-corrected T-scores for the internalizing symptom scale were utilized in the current analyses. Both youth and parents completed the Pubertal Development Scale at ...
For example, an FBA may identify that a child’s aggressive behaviors serve the function of getting attention from their teacher. So the team puts a communication board in place to help the child communicate when they want attention, but the behavior also served a “tangible” function because ...
Second, since this study has relied on parental reporting, it is possible that they were not aware of all PCS symptoms afflicting their child. However, the same method of data collection was done in the control group, so the huge difference in the prevalence of PPCS symptoms between the ...
Child custody is determined based on the best interests of the child, and decisions are made with the child’s welfare as the top priority. Understanding the legal procedures and enlisting the help of a reputable family law attorney is crucial when going through a divorce or dealing with child...
Despite substantial evidence for the link between an individual’s intelligence and successful life outcomes, questions about what defines intelligence have remained the focus of heated dispute. The most common approach to understanding intelligence has been to investigate what performance on tests of inte...
Background: In the rapidly shifting Canadian climate, an ageing population, and increased migration, a greater understanding of how local climate and air pollution hazards impact older adults and immigrant populations will be necessary for mitigating and adapting to adverse health impacts. Objectives: ...
30 months. The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) is a 2 stage screening tool for parents to assess their child’s risk for autism spectrum disorder. The M-CHAT-R/F provides a scoring sheet for parents to use after completing the assessment....
3. Oppositional behavior is often confused with ADD. ADD in itself does NOT directly cause oppositional behavior. It can, however, indirectly result in anger and oppositional behavior if the ADDer is chronically mistreated, for example, by parents and teachers who continually blame the child for ...