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York, J. Steven; And Others – 1977
The paper examines the meaning of transitional objects and attachment to significant others in 18 severely retarded children (mean age 5.2 years). Five case studies illustrate that the use of objects and attachments can be seen as a normal phenomenon and that often the children are responding appropriately to emotional events with behaviors near…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Children, Developmental Stages, Emotional Development
Sigelman, Carol; And Others – 1981
Acquiescence, the tendency to respond affirmatively regardless of the content of a question, was examined in 57 mentally retarded children (11 to 17 years old) and 91 nonretarded children (3 to 8 years old). Embedded within the standard interview schedule for both samples were two pairs of oppositely worded questions on the same topic.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Language Acquisition
Aaronson, May; And Others – 1980
The usefulness of the Preschool Preposition Test (PPT) as a cognitive screening and diagnostic tool for handicapped children is demonstrated through results of eight independent studies. The subjects were 354 children and youths, aged two to 20 years, with various handicaps: mentally retarded, autistic-like, moderately emotionally disturbed,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Cognitive Tests, Disabilities
