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"Be Very Careful Not to Let the Facts Get Mixed Up with the Truth": Children Prenatally Exposed to Crack/Cocaine.
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Barone, Diane – Urban Education, 1995
Reviews the research on cocaine use and its effect on newborns; examines the popular misconceptions, including the background of children who are exposed; and discusses interventions. The author concludes with a discussion about looking beyond prenatal drug exposure and focusing on the child. Studies looking at these children longitudinally are…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Black Youth, Child Development, Child Health
Fetal Drug Exposure and Its Possible Implications for Learning in the Preschool and School-Age Population.
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Van Dyke, Don C.; Fox, Alison A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Increasing evidence shows that fetal exposure to alcohol, cocaine, phenylcyclidine hydrochloride (PCP), and other drugs results in infants with abnormal neurologic findings. This suggests the need for longitudinal studies to determine whether such findings will translate into a significant number of children with learning and behavioral problems.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Disorders, Cocaine, Drug Abuse
Conjuring a New Category of Disability from Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Are the Infants Unique Biological or Caretaking Casualties?
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Schutter, Linda S.; Brinker, Richard P. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1992
A review of the literature on biological and environmental effects of cocaine use suggests that the classification of infants and young children as prenatally cocaine exposed is neither descriptive nor predictive of behavior. The classification of behavior rather than labeling of the child is encouraged, as are partnerships with families of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Biological Influences, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis