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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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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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Stahlhut, Michelle; Gard, Gunvor; Aadahl, Mette; Christensen, Jette – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) assesses functional status in children with disabilities aged 0.5-7.5 years. The purpose of this study was to examine if the Danish version of the PEDI was able to discriminate between nondisabled children and children with cerebral palsy (CP) or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Validity, Disabilities, Sampling
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Sigurdardottir, Solveig; Indredavik, Marit S.; Eiriksdottir, Audur; Einarsdottir, Katrin; Gudmundsson, Halldor S.; Vik, Torstein – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: To describe behavioural and emotional symptoms among Icelandic preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Children with congenital CP, assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 (CBCL/1 1/2-5) and Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), were enrolled in the study. A comparison group was recruited from the general population.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cerebral Palsy, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
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Jenks, Kathleen M.; van Lieshout, Ernest C. D. M.; de Moor, Jan – Remedial and Special Education, 2009
The aim of this study was to establish whether children with a physical disability resulting from central nervous system disorders (CNSd) show a level of arithmetic achievement lower than that of non-CNSd children and whether this is related to poor automaticity of number facts or reduced arithmetic instruction time. Twenty-two children with CNSd…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Physical Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy
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Carlsson, Malin; Olsson, Ingrid; Hagberg, Gudrun; Beckung, Eva – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
The aim of the study was to describe behavioural problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP) with and without epilepsy. The children were sampled from the Western Sweden CP register and were part of a European Union project. The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and questions on epilepsy were answered by one parent of each child. Medical…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Classification, Foreign Countries
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Smith, Martine; Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren; Larsson, Maria – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Effective literacy skills are crucial in supporting communication for children with severe speech and physical impairments (SSPI). Reading and spelling difficulties are reported to be over-represented in this group, even where language and cognitive skills are age appropriate. Aims: To compare the performance of children with SSPI on a…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Mental Age, Spelling, Speech Impairments
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers