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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"attention difficulties"”.
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Teachers Perceptions of Attention Difficulties with Reference to Learner Identification and OT Referral. A Case Study of Six Foundation Phase Teachers across Four Cape Town Primary Schools
Attention is a skill that is vital for learning to occur in the classroom where many competing factors may impede a learners' ability to pay attention. Moreover, the classroom environment has different role players and factors that impact the quality of teaching and learning that takes place. These …
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Assessment of Constructs Related to Childhood Aggression
… by Meloy (2001) found attachment, anxiety, and attention difficulties in adults who evidenced severe aggression problems. The current study clarified how the adult model applies to children. That is, this study examined how attachment, anxiety, and attention are related to the overall …
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Understanding Problematic Media Use in Children and Youth with ADHD, Early Neurological Risk and a Community Sample: Exploring Parental Cognitions and Perspectives
While children at risk of attention difficulties, such as those with ADHD or early neurological risk, are recognized as more susceptible to problematic media use (PMU), less emphasis has been placed on understanding these vulnerable groups. Current theories of PMU draw from a psychopathology …
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The relationship between anxiety and impairment in clinic-referred youth with ODD: The role of cumulative family risk
… levels of conduct problems, hyperactivity, and attention difficulties. However, there was little support for the role of CFR in predicting impairment in youth with ODD/AD. Future research should enlist a multi-informant, multi-contextual approach in examining the role of CFR in predicting …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a treatment program with a latency-aged male child
… areas. These included poor academic performance, attention difficulties, symptoms of depression and acting out behaviors. The client also had a long standing history of family dysfunction and instability. The client participated in a multimodal treatment program consisting of individual and family …
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A confirmatory factor analytic comparison of the Test of Everyday Attention for Children
Attention problems are prevalent worldwide and the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) continues to rise. In the school and community settings, many tests are used to assess for attention difficulties. The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch) is one such test. …
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Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Profiles of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Transverse Myelitis
… by increased elevations in working memory and attention difficulties in MS and physical and social quality of life difficulties in TM. These findings elucidate the neurocognitive and psychosocial sequelae of pediatric MS and TM. While it is established that pediatric patients with MS often …
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Delineation of the genetic causes of complex epilepsies in South African pediatric patients
… seizures with movement abnormalities and attention difficulties as predictive of a positive genetic finding. This, coupled with an emphasis on precision medicine outcomes, was used to propose the pragmatic “Think-Genetics” decision tree for early recognition of a possible genetic …
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NASAL CYTOLOGY: TOWARDS A DISCOVERING OF A PREDICTIVE TOOL OF COMMON AIRWAYS DISEASES¿ ONSET IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION
… hearing impairment as well as learning and attention difficulties and it is presumable that such diseases may have important implications in both scholar and social performances1,2. The possibility to screen newborns for the risk of developing these diseases would be therefore of enormous …
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Towards a model for mainstreaming psychological support services in primary schools in Swaziland
… family breakdown, anxiety, and depression and attention difficulties. The following recommendations were made; the government through the Ministry of Education and Training should provide clear policies governing the implementation of mainstreaming psychosocial support services in the primary …