ERIC Number: EJ743054
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Publication Date: 2006
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Young Children with Developmental Delays as Young Adults: Predicting Developmental and Personal-Social Outcomes
Bernheimer, Lucinda P.; Keogh, Barbara K.; Guthrie, Donald
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v111 n4 p263-272 2006
We report on a 20-year follow-up of 30 children with developmental delays identified at age 3. Our purpose was to assess the relationship of early indicators of delay to cognitive and personal-social status in young adulthood. Predictors were Developmental and Personal-Social factors derived from standardized tests and parent questionnaires administered when the children were 3 and 6 to 7. Outcome measures in young adulthood included standardized and project-developed questionnaires and interviews with young adults and parents. Findings indicate that prediction varies relative to the outcome assessed. Developmental status at 6 to 7 was a strong predictor of developmental status in young adulthood. However, personal-social outcomes were generally not predicted by Personal-Social factors in the early years.
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmental Delays, Young Adults, Predictor Variables, Followup Studies, Interviews, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Developmental Stages, Cognitive Development, Standardized Tests, Cognitive Ability, Social Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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