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Mousavi, Elahe; Akbarfahimi, Nazila; Moein, Sahel; Vahedi, Mohsen – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2023
The school function of children with cerebral palsy (CP) are affected by their disability. Cognitive impairments, especially in executive function (EF), can be a reason for these children's failure in school function. This study investigated the association between EF and school function (school participation, school physical activity performance)…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Cerebral Palsy, Students with Disabilities, Student Participation
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Vaillant, Emma; Oostrom, Kim J.; Beckerman, Heleen; Vermeulen, Jeroen R.; Buizer, Annemieke I.; Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience challenges in functional communication from a young age. A pivotal aspect of functional communication is language comprehension. A variety of classification systems and questionnaires are available to classify and describe functional communication skills in children with CP.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Language Skills
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Dieleman, Lisa M.; Soenens, Bart; Prinzie, Peter; De Clercq, Lana; De Pauw, Sarah S. W. – Exceptional Children, 2021
Because parents of children with cerebral palsy encounter many challenges, the quality of their parenting varies substantially across time. To understand how and why their parenting behaviors change across time, we examined the contributions of child behavior and parents' psychological needs to explanations of yearly variation in responsive,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cerebral Palsy, Parenting Styles, Child Behavior
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Skibbe, Lori E.; Aram, Dorit – Journal of Special Education, 2018
Twenty kindergartners (eight boys) with cerebral palsy (CP) and their mothers engaged in a writing activity that required dyads to compose a grocery list containing four items together. Maternal writing supports were observed, including graphophonemic mediation (i.e., support for letter--sound correspondence) and printing mediation (i.e., guidance…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Cerebral Palsy, Mothers, Emergent Literacy
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Asano, Daiki; Morioka, Shu – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2018
Children with developmental disorders often have poor motor performance. This study aimed to address the association between tactile localization ability, an indicator of body image, and motor function in children with motor deficits. Eighteen children with motor deficits participated, and their upper and lower limbs were assessed. To assess the…
Descriptors: Children, Psychomotor Skills, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Human Body
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Finnvold, Jon Erik – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2018
How parents perceive their children's educational prospects can reveal a great deal about how their children will progress in the educational system. The paper examines the consequences of variations in inclusive education practices by investigating determinants of parents' educational expectations for their child. All parents included in the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Aspiration, College Attendance, Physical Disabilities
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Krstic, Tatjana; Batic, Sanja; Mihic, Ljiljana; Milankov, Vesela – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2016
The resolution of diagnosis of one's child involves coming to terms with the child's medical condition and accepting it both emotionally and cognitively. This study examined the relation between maternal resolution of the child's diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) and their educational levels. We also aimed at understanding maternal resolution…
Descriptors: Mothers, Emotional Response, Parent Attitudes, Clinical Diagnosis
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Thorley, Megan; Lannin, Natasha; Cusick, Anne; Novak, Iona; Boyd, Roslyn – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
Aim: To investigate reliability of the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST) scores for children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 2-12 years. Method: Thirty-one QUESTs from 24 children with CP were rated once by two raters and twice by one rater. Internal consistency of total scores, inter- and intra-rater reliability findings for total,…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Interrater Reliability, Correlation, Psychomotor Skills
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Tantilipikorn, Pinailug; Watter, Pauline; Prasertsukdee, Saipin – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2013
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly being considered in the management of patients with various conditions. HRQOL instruments can be broadly classified as generic or disease-specific measures. Several generic HRQOL instruments in different languages have been developed for paediatric populations including the Pediatric Quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Cerebral Palsy, Pediatrics
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Longo, Egmar; Badia, Marta; Orgaz, Begona M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study analyzed the patterns and predictors of participation in leisure activities outside of school of Spanish children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Children and adolescents with CP (n = 199; 113 males and 86 females) participated in this cross-sectional study. Their mean age was 12.11 years (SD = 3.02; range 8-18 years), and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cerebral Palsy, Predictor Variables, Leisure Time
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Auld, Megan Louise; Ware, Robert S.; Boyd, Roslyn Nancy; Moseley, G. Lorimer; Johnston, Leanne Marie – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2012
A systematic review identified tactile assessments used in children with cerebral palsy (CP), but their reproducibility is unknown. Sixteen children with unilateral CP and 31 typically developing children (TDC) were assessed 2-4 weeks apart. Test-retest percent agreements within one point for children with unilateral CP (and TDC) were…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Correlation, Children, Tactual Perception
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Taub, Tamar; Werner, Shirli – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: Research in the field of family quality of life (FQOL) emphasises the importance of attainable support resources for families of children with developmental disability (DD). In this study we explored FQOL by examining some of its specific domains and expanded upon them. The 2 main aims were to examine differences in FQOL according to…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Jews, Religious Factors, Intellectual Disability
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Joginder Singh, Susheel; Iacono, Teresa; Gray, Kylie M. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Children with Down syndrome (DS) and cerebral palsy (CP) are at risk of remaining pre-symbolic in their communication and play for prolonged periods. The aim of this study was to explore the early communication and play of children with DS and with CP who communicated at the pre-symbolic stage, and to determine the association between these…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Foreign Countries, Communication Skills
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Lauruschkus, Katarina; Westbom, Lena; Hallstrom, Inger; Wagner, Philippe; Nordmark, Eva – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The aims of this study were to describe the participation in physical activity of children with cerebral palsy (CP) at school and during leisure time and to identify characteristics associated with physical activity. The frequency of receiving physiotherapeutic interventions were described as a variable of interest. A total population of 364…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries
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Pfeifer, Luzia Iara; Pacciulio, Amanda Mota; dos Santos, Camila Abrao; dos Santos, Jair Licio; Stagnitti, Karen Ellen – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
Background and Purpose: Evaluate self-initiated pretend play of children with cerebral palsy. Method: Twenty preschool children participated in the study. Pretend play ability was measured by using the child-initiated pretend play assessment culturally adapted to Brazil. Results: There were significant negative correlations between the children's…
Descriptors: Play, Cerebral Palsy, Young Children, Foreign Countries
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