Investigation of distinctive characteristics of children with specific learning disorder and borderline intellectual functioning



Título del documento: Investigation of distinctive characteristics of children with specific learning disorder and borderline intellectual functioning
Revista: Archives of clinical psychiatry
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000419336
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Etlik, Ankara. Turquía
2Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Etlik, Ankara. Turquía
3Private Madalyon Psychiatry Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ankara. Turquía
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Feb
Volumen: 45
Número: 1
Paginación: 1-6
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Borderline intelligence function (BIF) and specific learning disorder (SLD) are common diagnoses in children who are brought up for learning problems and school failure. Objective: The aim of our study was to determine whether there were distinctive aspects of cognitive testing routinely used in evaluating SLD and BIF and investigate emotion regulation skills and minor neurologic symptoms. Method: Sixty children (30 SLD and 30 BIF) who are currently attending primary school are selected for study. Visual Aural Digit Span Test – Form B, Gessel Figure Drawing Test, Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Perception Test, WISC-R, Emotion Regulation Scale (ERS) and Neurological Evaluation Scale (NES) was administered. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between groups in cognitive tests. The emotional regulation ability measured by the emotional regulation subscale was better in the SLD group than the BIF group (p = 0.014). In the NES, sensory integration (p = 0.008), motor coordination (p = 0.047) and other (p < 0.001) subscales showed higher scores in the BIF group. Discussion: It has been shown that cognitive tests don’t have distinguishing features in the evaluation of SLD and BIF. Emotion regulation subscale score of ERS and sensory integration, motor coordination, and total scores of NES can be used in both discrimination of groups
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Psiquiatría,
Pediatría,
Trastornos de aprendizaje,
Funcionamiento intelectual limítrofe,
Función cognitiva,
Síntomas neurológicos
Keyword: Psychiatry,
Pediatrics,
Learning disorders,
Borderline intellectual functioning,
Cognitive functions,
Neurological symptoms
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