Is the discrepancy criterion for defining developmental disorders valid?
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Most of the development disorders are defined by an achievement discrepancy rather than measurable deviations, exceeding a threshold, from normal development. An assessment of parameters that determine variability across abilities and assessment of relationships between achievement discrepancies and behavioral disturbances by examining 390 children aged 3 to 12 years for five ability constructs and nine behavioral disturbances shows that underachievement on one or more abilities, not unequal achievement across abilities, is invariably associated with behavioral disturbance.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2004
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Annotation: The neural basis of social impairments in autism: the role of the dorsal medial-frontal cortex and anterior cingulate system
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System involving the dorsal medial-frontal cortex (DMFC) and anterior cingulate (AC) may contribute to the development of the tendency to initiate joint attention in infancy. Impairment in development of DMFC/AC system could constitute a neural substrate for socio-cognitive deficits in autism.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2003
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Annotation: concepts of intelligence
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Issues concerning the concept of intelligence are discussed. It is suggested that levels of IQ can be determined by the speed with which information is processed in a brain. Advice is given for the education of a child with a low IQ.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2001
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