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Wyszynska, Justyna; Podgórska-Bednarz, Justyna; Deren, Katarzyna; Mazur, Artur – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: The prevalence of abdominal obesity (AO) is high in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension (HPT) in students with ID with different distributions of adipose tissue. Method: Study involved 568 participants with ID. AO was assessed on the basis of waist…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Body Weight, Incidence, Hypertension
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Okulicz-Kozaryn, Katarzyna; Borkowska, Magdalena; Brzózka, Krzysztof – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure is a major cause of brain damage and developmental delay, known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) but in Poland is rarely diagnosed and the scale of problem is not known. Methods: An active case ascertainment approach was applied to estimate the prevalence of FASD among 7-9 years olds. Pre-screening…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Children, Incidence
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Skarzynski, Henryk; Bienkowska, Katarzyna; Gos, Elzbieta; Skarzynski, Piotr Henryk; Grudzien, Diana; Czajka, Natalia; Wolujewicz, Kinga; Wlodarczyk, Elzbieta – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: Children with (central) auditory processing disorder [(C)APD] exhibit many cognitive difficulties and receive negative psychosocial consequences from their disorder. Diagnosis of (C)APD relies on multidisciplinary assessment, including psychological testing. There is a strong need for valid and reliable questionnaires to identify children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Auditory Perception, Perceptual Impairments, Questionnaires