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Roemischer, Jessica – Exceptional Parent, 2010
Established a half-century ago, Riverbrook Residence, home to 23 women with developmental disabilities, is the oldest facility of its kind in New England, and perhaps in the country. Indeed, Riverbrook's executive director Joan Burkhard's vision, together with the care and dedication of the staff and the women's families, have created a rare and…
Descriptors: Females, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy
Verschuren, Olaf; Bloemen, Manon; Kruitwagen, Cas; Takken, Tim – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: The aim of this study was to provide reference values of anaerobic performance and agility in a group of children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Method: A total of 300 children (184 males, 116 females) with spastic CP were recruited from 26 rehabilitation centres in six different countries. Of these, 215 were classified at…
Descriptors: Children, Cerebral Palsy, Adolescents, Program Effectiveness
Reid, Siobhan; Hamer, Peter; Alderson, Jacqueline; Lloyd, David – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: To determine the neuromuscular outcomes of an eccentric strength-training programme for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: In this randomised, parallel-group trial with waiting control, 14 participants with CP (six males, eight females; mean age 11y, SD 2y range 9-15y), diagnosed with upper-limb spasticity were…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Cerebral Palsy, Adolescents, Exercise Physiology
Reid, Susan M.; McCutcheon, Jennifer; Reddihough, Dinah S.; Johnson, Hilary – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012
Aim: To establish a prevalence estimate for drooling and explore factors associated with drooling in a population sample of children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 7 to 14 years living in Victoria, Australia. Method: A self-report questionnaire was used to collect data on drooling from parents of children born between 1996 and 2001, and registered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Classification, Motor Development
Ferm, Ulrika; Ahlsen, Elisabeth; Bjorck-Akesson, Eva – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: Interaction between caregivers and children with severe impairments is closely related to the demands of daily activities. This study examines the relationship between interaction and the routine mealtime activity at home. Method: Patterns of interaction between a child (aged 6 years and 6 months) with severe speech and physical…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Caregivers, Interaction, Assistive Technology
Snider, Laurie; Majnemer, Annette; Darsaklis, Vasiliki – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
Aim: To examine the evidence of the effectiveness of different feeding interventions for children with cerebral palsy. Methods: A search of 12 electronic databases identified all relevant studies. For each study, the quality of the methods was assessed according to the study design. A total of 33 articles were retrieved, and 21 studies were…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Assistive Technology, Nutrition, Children
MacWilliams, Bruce A.; Johnson, Barbara A.; Shuckra, Amy L.; D'Astous, Jacques L. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: To compare function and gait in a group of children older than most children who received selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) with age- and function-matched peers who received either orthopedic surgery or no surgical intervention. Method: A retrospective study examined ambulatory children with diplegic cerebral palsy, aged between 10 years and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Cerebral Palsy, Surgery, Classification
Kramer, Jessica M.; Hammel, Joy – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2011
This study explored how children with cerebral palsy describe competent performance in everyday activities and sought to better understand the processes by which the children developed competence. Five children with cerebral palsy aged six to 17 years participated in a three-step procedure that included two observations, one semi-structured…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Problem Solving, Interviews, Children
Lundqvist, Lars-Olov – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of behavior problems among people with administratively defined intellectual disability (ID) and identify possible risk markers for behavior problems using the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI). Sixty-two percent of the ID population (n = 915) had a behavior problem (self-injurious,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Sleep, Foreign Countries, Incidence
Kuppusamy, Balabaskar; Narayan, Jayanthi; Nair, Deepa – Educational Research and Reviews, 2012
In India, Acts and legislations are in place for persons with mental retardation. Three major Acts namely Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992), Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act (1995) and National Trust for welfare of persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental retardation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonprint Media, Caregivers, Cerebral Palsy
Arithmetic Performance of Children with Cerebral Palsy: The Influence of Cognitive and Motor Factors
van Rooijen, Maaike; Verhoeven, Ludo; Smits, Dirk-Wouter; Ketelaar, Marjolijn; Becher, Jules G.; Steenbergen, Bert – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) often show difficulties in arithmetic compared to their typically developing peers. The present study explores whether cognitive and motor variables are related to arithmetic performance of a large group of primary school children with CP. More specifically, the relative influence of non-verbal…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Structural Equation Models, Cerebral Palsy, Program Effectiveness
Bjorgaas, H. M.; Hysing, M.; Elgen, I. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The aim of the present population study was to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children with cerebral palsy (CP), as well as the impact of comorbid conditions. A cohort of children with CP born 2001-2003, and living in the Western Health Region of Norway were evaluated at school starting age. Parents were interviewed with the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders
Mutlu, Akmer – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
Our purpose in this study was to evaluate performance and capacity as defined by Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) from the "activity limitation" perspective of International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and to investigate the relationship between the…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Classification, Psychomotor Skills
Holck, Pernille; Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren; Nettelbladt, Ulrika – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aim of the study was to investigate and compare the ability to make inferences in three groups of children ranging from 5;2 to 10;9 years: 10 children with cerebral palsy (CP), 10 children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus (SBH) and 10 children with pragmatic language impairment (PLI). The relationship between inferential and literal…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Impairments, Pragmatics
Montpetit, Kathleen; Haley, Stephen; Bilodeau, Nathalie; Ni, Pengsheng; Tian, Feng; Gorton, George, III; Mulcahey, M. J. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
This article reports on the content range and measurement precision of an upper extremity (UE) computer adaptive testing (CAT) platform of physical function in children with cerebral palsy. Upper extremity items representing skills of all abilities were administered to 305 parents. These responses were compared with two traditional standardized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Cerebral Palsy, Human Body