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Validation and reliability of Arabic version of Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Ibrahim Q. Alyami
The aim was to assess validation and reliability of Arabic version of Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (HCP). Ninety-nine children ag...
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Assessing the mediating relationships between psychological factors in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Sevim Berrin Inci Izmir, Z. Deniz Aktan, Eyüp Sabri Ercan
This study aims to investigate the predictive and mediating relationships between emotion dysregulation, internalizing disorders, family functionality, loneliness preference, and executive function...
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The long-term impact of cerebellar tumor resection on executive functioning, anxiety, and fear of pain: A mixed methodology pilot study Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Claire E. Lunde, Madison R. Dudek, Cameron A. Talbert, Christine B. Sieberg, Katie E. Silva, Christos Papadelis, Nicole J. Ullrich, Peter E. Manley, Eric A. Moulton
This pilot study investigated the long-term impact of a surgery-only treatment (no exposure to other treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation) for pediatric cerebellar low-grade gliomas on ex...
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Prediction of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder based on explainable artificial intelligence Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Ignasi Navarro-Soria, Juan Ramón Rico-Juan, Rocio Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío Lavigne-Cervan
Accurate assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is crucial for the effective treatment of affected individuals. Traditionally, psychometric tests such as the WISC-IV have bee...
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A working memory intervention for children with prenatal alcohol exposure: Pilot study Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Wing Sze Wence Leung, Jacqueline Pei, Carmen Rasmussen
Cogmed© is a computerized working memory training program designed to improve attention and working memory. We examined the short- and long-term impacts of a 25-session Cogmed© intervention on work...
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Neurocognitive and psycho-emotional profile of children with disabilities Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Kalliopi Megari, Maria Sofologi, George Kougioumtzis, Evanthia Thomaidou, George Thomaidis, Dimitra Katsarou, Vasiliki Yotsidi, Maria Theodoratou
Neurocognitive deficits in attention, short-term memory, and sequential information processing are present in children with a variety of disabilities, whereas language and visuospatial abilities va...
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Enhancing mathematics learning through finger-counting: A study investigating tactile strategies in 2 visually impaired cases Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Cathy Marlair, Aude Guillon, Menik Vynckier, Virginie Crollen
Finger-counting plays a crucial role in grounding and establishing mathematics, one of the most abstract domains of human cognition. While the combination of visual and proprioceptive information e...
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Performance monitoring and error detection: The role of mid frontal theta and error-related negativity (ERN) among Indian adolescents from different socioeconomic background Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Aman Kumar Raturi, Sreelatha S. Narayanan, S. P. K. Jena
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and executive functioning, focusing specifically on performance monitoring, error detection, and their as...
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Teleneuropsychology intervention in phonological awareness for children with specific learning disorder with reading and mathematical difficulties Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Carmen Virginia Miranda-López, Belén Prieto-Corona, Ma Guillermina Yánez-Téllez, Yaneth Rodríguez-Agudelo, Hortensia Hickman, Bryan Blancas-Pérez
Specific learning disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 5–15% of school-aged children worldwide. Often, difficulties in reading (SLD-RD) and mathematics (SLD-MD) occur togeth...
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Psychometric properties of the Teenage Executive Functioning Inventory (TEXI): A confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance by gender in Bangladeshi adolescents Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Bijon Baroi, Samsad Afrin Himi
The Teenage Executive Functioning Inventory (TEXI) is a newly developed, reliable, and valid measure to assess deficits in executive functioning. The present study aimed to adapt and evaluate the p...
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Autistic traits as a mediator between visual working memory capacity and enhanced performance in visual-perceptual tasks in children with ASD Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Suad Mohammed Omar Abuzaid
The present study aimed to identify autistic traits as a mediator between visual working memory capacity and enhanced performance in visual-perceptual tasks in children with ASD. One hundred-forty ...
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Cognitive functioning of adolescents using Methamphetamine: The impact of inflammatory and oxidative processes Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Burak Çakır, Aylin Deniz Uzun Çakır, Şermin Yalın Sapmaz, Öznur Bilaç, Fatma Taneli, Hasan Kandemir
Methamphetamine is a substance that causes neurotoxicity and its use is increasing in recent years. Literature highlights cognitive impairment resulting from Methamphetamine use. The aim of the pre...
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Long term neuropsychological outcomes of a pediatric ETANTR brain tumor: A case study Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Tina Thomas, Julie A. Grieco, Margaret Pulsifer
Survivors of pediatric brain tumors are at high risk for long-term neuropsychological difficulties. In the current case study, we present longitudinal neuropsychological data spanning 10 years (fro...
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The association between cognitive disengagement syndrome and specific learning disorder in children and adolescents with ADHD Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Akın Tahıllıoğlu, Öznur Bilaç, Seda Erbaş, İlayda Barankoğlu Sevin, Hakan Mehmet Aydınlıoğlu, Eyüp Sabri Ercan
This study aimed to examine the associations between Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS) and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) in children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Dis...
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Psychological resilience, emotional symptoms, and recovery duration in adolescent sport-related concussion Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Julia C. Nahman, Cody Staples, Lauren N. Irwin Harper, Luis Ahumada, Mohamed Rehman, Sarah Irani, P. Patrick Mularoni, Danielle M. Ransom
This study aimed to explore the relation between resilience, emotional changes following injury, and recovery duration in sport-related concussion.Thirty-one high school student-athletes (ages 14–1...
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Design of a video game for assessment of executive functions in deaf and hearing children Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 César Mejía, Alejandra Herrera-Marmolejo, Marcela Rosero-Pérez, Jorge Quimbaya, Juan F. Cardona
This study investigates the effectiveness of a computerized cognitive test battery embedded within a video game to assess executive functions (EF) in deaf and hearing children. We evaluated a diver...
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Are students with learning disabilities correctly diagnosed in Turkey? Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Ahmet Bildiren, Tahsin Firat, Sevinc Zeynep Kavruk, Ceyhun Servi, Burak Sungur
There has been an ongoing debate on how to diagnose learning disability (LD), with experts proposing different approaches. Very limited research is available on the diagnosis of LD in Turkey. This ...
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Evaluation of executive functions in children and adolescents with obesity Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Enver Üney, Hüseyin Burak Baykara, Sibelnur Avcil
The purpose of this study is to evaluation of executive functions of obese children and adolescents. Thirty children and adolescents with obesity between the ages of 11 and 18 and thirty age- and s...
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The effects of a psycholinguistic training based on phonology and semantics on sentence production in an aphasic child with cerebral palsy Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Adel F. Aljadaan
In aphasia, damage to brain regions responsible for language processing disrupts access to words previously learned and consolidated in the mental lexicon, causing people with aphasia (PWA) to expe...
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The effectiveness of a reading and cognitive task-based Web delivered intervention program for children with reading difficulties Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Aikaterini Striftou, Nikolaos C. Zygouris, Filippos Vlachos, Panayiotis Patrikelis, Lambros Messinis
The present study aimed to investigate the improvement of reading ability and cognitive performance of children with reading difficulties through a Web application named “Poke the Reading Ability” ...
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Altered functional connectivity in default mode network maintains attention task performance in school-age children with frontal lobe tumor Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Wen-Jian Zheng, Xue-Yi Guan, Hui-Na Zhai, Jian Gong
This study examines functional brain network changes in children with frontal lobe tumors (FLT). Ten pediatric FLT patients from Beijing Tiantan Hospital and 20 healthy children were compared in te...
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The effect of cognitive training on children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder: A meta-analysis Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Xiaojie Zou, Feng Yu, Qiuling Huang, Yun Huang
This document is a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effect of cognitive training interventions on attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.A syst...
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Classification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder using machine learning on an EEG dataset Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Nitin Ahire, R. N. Awale, Abhay Wagh
The neurodevelopmental disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), frequently affecting youngsters, is characterized by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsi...
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School psychologists’ perceptions of the effectiveness of neuropsychological evaluation reports Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-23 Mary Robinson, Mary F. Lazar, Jacqlyn M. Zarabba, Meghan Gold
Referral sources and parents value the report following a neuropsychological evaluation. Nevertheless, key stakeholders have described pediatric reports as excessive in length and jargon. Recent re...
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The effectiveness of a program based on mental imagery on improvement working memory in children with ADS in inclusion classroom Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Manal Yousef Alsheef
This study examines the effectiveness of a program based on mental imagery on improvement working memory in children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in inclusion classroom. 30 children (both se...
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Executive functions and ADHD symptoms predict educational functioning in children with ADHD: A two-year longitudinal study Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Vegar Hattestad Jensen, Stian Orm, Merete Glenne Øie, Per Normann Andersen, Kjell Tore Hovik, Erik Winther Skogli
The aim of this two-year longitudinal study was to investigate whether deficits in executive functions (EF) predict impaired everyday functioning after two years in children and adolescents with AD...
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Brain functional connectivity in children with a mild traumatic brain injury: A scoping review Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 F. Duquette-Laplante, M. Macaskill, B. Jutras, B. Jemel, A. Koravand
The occurrence of mild traumatic brain injury(mTBI) is estimated at 0,2-0,3% cases annually. Following a mTBI, some children experience persistent symptoms, and functional connectivity(FC) changes ...
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Development and psychometric evaluation of an Azerbaijani-Turkish grammar comprehension test Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Fatemeh Fekar Gharamaleki, Akbar Darouie, Abbas Ebadi, Talieh Zarifian, Hourieh Ahadi
Due to the lack of appropriate developmental language tests in the Azerbaijani-Turkish language, the present study aimed to develop the Azerbaijani-Turkish grammar comprehension test (ATGCT) for ch...
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Quantitative electroencephalography in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and healthy children: Behavioral and age correlates Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Nezla S. Duric, Jørg Assmus, Helge Børresen, Alisa Duric Golos, Dobrinko Socanski, Armand Duric, Tanju Surmeli
This pilot study aimed to identify quantitative electroencephalographic (qEEG) biomarkers for children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We examined whether qEEG...
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The relationships of neuropsychological factors and loneliness preference in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Sevim Berrin Inci Izmir, Z. Deniz Aktan, Eyüp Sabri Ercan
This study aimed to examine emotion dysregulation and internalizing disorders mediating the relationship between selective and sustained attention and loneliness preference in children diagnosed wi...
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Competing views on interventions for pragmatic language skills in persons with pragmatic language impairment: An umbrella review Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Ahmed Alduais, Tamara Bastianello, Abdullah Alduais, Xiaoyan Ivy Wu, Fawaz Qasem, Patricia Hamaguchi, Marinella Majorano
This umbrella review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of pragmatic language interventions and existing competing views in improving pragmatic language skills in persons with pragmatic language i...
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Executive functions assessment in very preterm children at school age: A pilot study about a clinical and experimental approach Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Marion Décaillet, Solange Denervaud, Cléo Huguenin-Virchaux, Laureline Besuchet, Myriam Bickle-Graz, Céline Julie Fischer-Fumeaux, Juliane Schneider
While the survival rate of very preterm (VPT) infants has increased in the last decades, they are still at risk of developing long-term neurodevelopmental impairments, especially regarding self-reg...
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Parent ratings of children’s daily functioning in a mixed clinical sample Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-25 Jacobus Donders, Jonah Reibsome, Kate Wilson
Parent questionnaires pertaining to executive and emotional/behavioral functioning are routinely included in neuropsychological evaluations to complement face-to-face cognitive tests. We evaluated ...
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A thematic review of autism spectrum disorder research in Saudi Arabia: Insights into diagnosis, assessment, and language considerations Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Mohamed Alasmari, Ahmed Alduais, Fawaz Qasem
This study reviews the crucial role of language in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis and assessment in Saudi Arabia. Using tailored search strings, 206 relevant documents were retrieved from...
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Neuropsychological evaluation of children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the Brazilian population Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Martina V. Kovács, Yury V. M. Lages, Breno S. Vieira, Helenice Charchat-Fichman, J. Landeira-Fernandez, Thomas E. Krahe
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a collective name for lifelong physical and neurodevelopmental problems caused by the gestational consumption of alcohol affecting fetal development. In Br...
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Memory performance on the ChAMP in autism spectrum disorder with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Zsofia Imre, Christopher Prickett, Lauren Sapp, Bradley Ferguson, Kerri Nowell, Michael Mohrland
Memory difficulties have been identified in youth with neurodevelopmental conditions including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The Child and Adol...
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The impact of ILF neurofeedback on inhibitory control in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: Preliminary evidence of a randomized controlled trial Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Seyedeh Neda Esmaeilzadeh Kanafgourabi, Mohsen Shabani, Zahra Mirchi, Hamed Aliyari, Parisa Mahdavi
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often exhibit impairments in inhibitory control, which can impact their cognitive functioning. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of I...
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Co-morbid psychiatric disorders in children with arachnoid cyst Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-11 Yeliz Engindereli, Mehmet Alp Dirik, Burcin Sanlidag
Arachnoid Cysts (AC) are benign lesions containing cerebrospinal fluid, and although most of them are asymptomatic, they can cause neurological symptoms like headaches, seizures, and neuropsychiatr...
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The factors associated with school readiness: Sensory processing, motor, and visual perceptual skills, and executive functions in kindergarten children Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Selen Aydoner, Gonca Bumin
Many developmental skills are related to children’s school readiness in the early years, and these skills are essential for later achievement. Some of these skills include sensory processing, motor...
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The relationship between executive function and activities of daily living in children with specific learning disorders Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Seyedeh Tahmineh Mousavi, Ghobad Jamali, Parvin Raji
This study explores the relationship between executive functions (EF) and activities of daily living in children with specific learning disorder (SLD). Thirty SLD children (14 females and 16 males)...
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The role of CNS tumor location in health-related quality of life outcomes: A systematic review of supratentorial vs infratentorial tumors in childhood survivorship Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Marike Rüther, Alexander James Hagan, Sarah J. Verity
Continued advancements in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors have resulted in a growing proportion of children surviving previously incurable diagnoses. However, survivors of pediatric brain t...
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Executive functions in adolescents with gender dysphoria Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Gözde Yazkan Akgül, Burcu Yıldırım Budak, Neşe Perdahlı Fiş, Ayşe Burcu Erdoğdu Yıldırım
Aim: Aim of this study is evaluating EF by performing neurocognitive tests, and to identify gender-related differences in EF between adolescents with and without GD.Methods: 8 Female-to-Male transg...
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A systematic review of assessment instruments for linguistic precursors during child development, ages 6 to 18 months Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Hansel Soto Hernández, Larissa Maiara Fernandes De Morais, Artemis de Paula Paiva, Izabel Hazin, Ernesto Vladimir Ramírez Arroyo
Linguistic precursors (gaze, joint attention, gestures, social interaction, etc.) have a predictive value over the course of child development. The aim of the present review is to analyze the conte...
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Relationship between play skills and sensory processing in children with autism Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Sinem Kars, Esra Akı
Play skills in children with autism are limited due to autism symptoms. It is important to determine the effect of sensory processing skill, which is one of these symptoms, on play skills. Therefor...
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How Arabic diglossia affects the performances on phonological working memory tasks: Research evidence among first graders Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Gubair Tarabeh, Haitham Taha, Shimon Sapir
The effect of bilingualism on verbal learning and memory was explored in different studies. Different researchers assume that the Arabic diglossia, represents a case of bilingualism in the lingual ...
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A systematic review of linguistic and metalinguistic studies in Persian-speaking individuals with intellectual disorder Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Hourieh Ahadi, Abbas Ali Ahangar, Helia Abbasi
The purpose of this study is to analyze the Linguistic and Metalinguistic abilities of Persian-speaking individuals with Intellectual disorder to identify the areas and results of the research carr...
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The relationship between mean length of utterance (MLU), Persian developmental sentence score (PDSS), and photographic expressive Persian grammar test (PEGT) in typically developing children and those with developmental language disorder (DLD) Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Nasrin Shahouzaei, Toktam Maleki Shahmahmood, Fatemeh Haresabadi, Nahid Jalilehvand, Zahra Sharifi Movahhed
Abstract Purpose This study investigated the relationship between three practical measures for evaluating Persian grammar expression skills, MLU, PDSS, and PEGT, in preschool children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and their typically developing (TD) peers. Method Secondary data were obtained by re-analyzing language samples collected in previous studies. Previously audiotaped language
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From gifted to high potential and twice exceptional: A state-of-the-art meta-review Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Tatiana Desvaux, J. Danna, J.-L. Velay, A. Frey
Despite the abundant literature on intelligence and high potential individuals, there is still a lack of international consensus on the terminology and clinical characteristics associated to this p...
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Identifying a failure-to-thrive fraternal twin profile with 3q29 deletion syndrome Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-22 Cody Capps, Darlyne G. Nemeth, Traci W. Olivier, Steven D. Felix
In 2005, the 3q29 deletion syndrome was identified and defined as a rare chromosomal anomaly that effects approximately one in 30,000—40,000 children. It has a complex neuropsychiatric profile, oft...
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Response to Buhrs, et al. (2023) “The relationship between the use of Touch Screen Devices and interference suppression in children aged 5–11” Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 LienChung Wei
Published in Applied Neuropsychology: Child (Vol. 12, No. 4, 2023)
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Examining pragmatic language development in preschoolers with and without neurodevelopmental disorders: A cross-sectional study Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Ahmed Alduais, Marinella Majorano, Tamara Bastianello
Abstract This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between gender, age, and pragmatic language development in n = 77 Italian preschool children (49–84 months) with and without neurodevelopmental disorders. The sample included 62 children without psychiatric history (n = 34 females, n = 27 males) and n = 15 children with psychiatric history (2 females, n = 13 males). Eight cases (n = 6 males
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Population-based normative data and language effects of the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessmentand Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 William T. Tsushima, Kyoko Shirahata, Troy Furutani
Abstract Objective When test results are interpreted based on the norms of the U.S. population, misdiagnoses of neurocognitive impairment could occur with subgroups of individuals whose demographic characteristics differ from the overall population. The present study compared locally-based normative test data of the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) of high school
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Infantile spasms caused by NEXMIF mutation: A case report and literature review Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Liuming Zhong, Caihui Liu, Liang Lin
Infantile spasms are rare epileptic syndromes associated with neurodevelopment and genes. The NEXMIF gene, identified as KIDLIA, KIAA2022 or Xpn, is a gene of unknown biological identity located on...
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Language phenotypes in children with autism spectrum disorder, expressive language disorder, and typical language development Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Irine Doghadze, Tamar Gagoshidze
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare language abilities in 4–6-year-old Georgian-speaking children with typical language development (TLD), expressive language disorder (ELD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Language linguistic components, such as phonology, semantics, syntax, morphology, and pragmatics, were examined along with verbal behavior types like “mand,” “tact,” “echoic,” and
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Neuropsychological profile of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and children with Developmental Language Disorder and its relationship with social communication Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Ruth Peeters, Angie Premchand, Wim Tops
Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to probe neuropsychological mechanisms of social communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and children with Developmental Language Disorders (DLD). Due to overlap of symptoms that include social dysfunction, diagnostic boundaries between these two developmental disorders remain unclear. This study hypothesizes that these two groups
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Resting-state EEG patterns of preschool-aged boys with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Qin Zhao, Yan Luo, Xinjie Mei, Zhi Shao
Abstract Defective cognition development during preschool years is believed to be linked with core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Neurophysiological research on mechanisms underly the cognitive disabilities of preschool-aged children with ASD is scarce currently. This pilot study aimed to compare the resting spectral EEG power of preschool-aged boys with ASD with their matched typically
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The relationship between the use of Touch Screen Devices and interference suppression in children aged 5–11 Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Susan Buhrs, Thérèse van Amelsvoort, Jacqueline Strik, Suzanne Roggeveen, Richel Lousberg
Abstract Objective To investigate the relation between the use of Touch Screen Devices (TSDs), such as smartphones and tablets, and interference suppression as assessed by the Bivalent Shape Task (BST) in 5–11-year-old children. Methods Thirty-eight children from a Dutch primary school were included. Interference suppression was measured in the incongruent level of the BST. TSD use was measured by
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Psychometric analysis of Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI) in Saudi Arabian ADHD children: Calibration with Rasch model Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Ibrahim Qassem Alyami
Abstract The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric analysis of the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI) in Saudi Arabian ADHD children using the Rasch model. The study included 210 children from both sexes(males and females). All participants were from Saudi Arabia. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to determine the dimensional structure of the scale. The Rasch
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Early neurobehavioral outcomes in infants with suspected abusive head trauma: Performance across and relationship between measures Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Ashley Fournier-Goodnight, Haley Bednarz Holm
Abstract Early neurobehavioral outcomes among infants with abusive head trauma (AHT) have not been well characterized. Though there are standardized measures for assessing infants, the ability of these measures to detect deficits may be limited. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Network Neurobehavioral Scale, Second Edition (NNNS-II) has been correlated with neurobehavioral outcomes as early
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The effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on improving executive functions and reducing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young children Appl. Neuropsychol. Child (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Nawal Ahmed Aboalola
Abstract The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on improving executive functions and reducing the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young children. This study employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental, pretest and post-test and follow up design. 56 children between 5 and 7 years of age(M = 6.9, SD= 1.7) with ADHD or with