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Waller, Mary Bellis – American School Board Journal, 1994
Interviews were conducted with 49 foster parents, teachers, and others who have worked closely with 284 children known to have been exposed to crack or cocaine in the womb. Many of the children exhibited impulsive behavior and inability to understand cause, effect, and consequences. Lists resources. (MLF)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Health, Cocaine, Crack
Peer reviewedDelaney-Black, Virginia; Covington, Chandice; Templin, Thomas; Kershaw, Trace; Nordstrom-Klee, Beth; Ager, Joel; Clark, Nikilia; Surendran, Arvind; Martier, Susan; Sokol, Robert J. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2000
A study of 458 6-year olds (204 prenatally exposed to cocaine), found low language children (n=57) were more likely to be cocaine exposed (63.1 percent), with cocaine-exposed children 2.4 times more likely to be in the low language groups compared with control children after adjustment for covariates. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Cocaine, Data Analysis, Drug Abuse, Expressive Language
