S Alimovic1. 1. Mali dom, Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. sonja@malidom.hr
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Children with multiple impairments have more complex developmental problems than children with a single impairment. METHOD: We compared children, aged 4 to 11 years, with intellectual disability (ID) and visual impairment to children with single ID, single visual impairment and typical development on 'Child Behavior Check List/4-18' (CBCL/4-18), Parent Report. RESULTS: Children with ID and visual impairment had more emotional and behavioural problems than other groups of children: with single impairment and with typical development (F = 23.81; d.f.1/d.f.2 = 3/156; P < 0.001). All children with special needs had more emotional and behavioural problems than children with typical development. The highest difference was found in attention problems syndrome (F = 30.45; d.f.1/d.f.2 = 3/156; P < 0.001) where all groups of children with impairments had more problems. Children with visual impairment, with and without ID, had more somatic complaints than children with normal vision. CONCLUSION: Intellectual disability had greater influence on prevalence and kind of emotional and behavioural problems in children than visual impairment.
BACKGROUND:Children with multiple impairments have more complex developmental problems than children with a single impairment. METHOD: We compared children, aged 4 to 11 years, with intellectual disability (ID) and visual impairment to children with single ID, single visual impairment and typical development on 'Child Behavior Check List/4-18' (CBCL/4-18), Parent Report. RESULTS:Children with ID and visual impairment had more emotional and behavioural problems than other groups of children: with single impairment and with typical development (F = 23.81; d.f.1/d.f.2 = 3/156; P < 0.001). All children with special needs had more emotional and behavioural problems than children with typical development. The highest difference was found in attention problems syndrome (F = 30.45; d.f.1/d.f.2 = 3/156; P < 0.001) where all groups of children with impairments had more problems. Children with visual impairment, with and without ID, had more somatic complaints than children with normal vision. CONCLUSION: Intellectual disability had greater influence on prevalence and kind of emotional and behavioural problems in children than visual impairment.
Authors: Joan C Han; Audrey Thurm; Christine Golden Williams; Lisa A Joseph; Wadih M Zein; Brian P Brooks; John A Butman; Sheila M Brady; Shannon R Fuhr; Melanie D Hicks; Amanda E Huey; Alyson E Hanish; Kristen M Danley; Margarita J Raygada; Owen M Rennert; Keri Martinowich; Stephen J Sharp; Jack W Tsao; Susan E Swedo Journal: Cortex Date: 2013-02-19 Impact factor: 4.027