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ERIC Number: EJ486408
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
Characteristics of Children with Prenatal Drug Exposure Being Served in Preschool Special Education Programs in New York City.
Cohen, Shirley; Erwin, Elizabeth J.
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v14 n2 p232-53 Sum 1994
Comparison of 29 children prenatally exposed to drugs and 20 children without such exposure in preschool special education programs in New York City found the groups differed in mood, attachment, aggression, attention, movement level, organization and level of play, language usage, anger, and unoccupied behavior. Great variability was found in the drug-exposed group. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Anger, Attachment Behavior, Attention, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Drug Abuse, Language Acquisition, Play, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Special Education, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Substance Abuse and Early Intervention.