Report: Children with intellectual impairment in Albania

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatjona R. Lubonja
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Impairment

Addiction Time and Intellectual Impairment in Heroin Users

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (3_part_2) ◽  
pp. 1099-1105
Author(s):  
Carlo Cipolli ◽  
Ivan Galliani
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Intellectual Functioning ◽  
Rorschach Test ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Heroin Users

Rorschach test scores for male heroin users and nonusers ( ns = 15 each) were compared, to ascertain whether use of heroin influences intellectual impairment (as measured by such indicators of intellectual functioning as F+% and W+% responses). While the results show intellectual impairment to be greater in heroin users than in nonusers, the parametric and nonparametric indicators do not consistently show more marked impairment in long-term (4 to 5 yr. of addiction) than in short-term users (1 to 2 yr.). While intellectual functioning clearly seems influenced by heroin use, further research is required to ascertain the effect of the length of use either by comparing test and retest scores over a substantial interval or by matching samples including subjects with even longer careers of addiction.

Prevention of Intellectual Impairment in Children of Women Who Smoke Cigarettes During Pregnancy

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 973-973
Author(s):  
David L. Olds ◽  
Charles R. Henderson ◽  
Robert Tatelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Support ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Original Trial

The acknowledgement section of the following two articles should have included the statement listed below: Prevention of Intellectual Impairment in Children of Women Who Smoke Cigarettes During Pregnancy. Pediatrics. 1994;93:228-233. We thank Robert Chamberlin for serving as co-investigator on the original trial; John Shannon for his administrative support of the work; and Elizabeth Chilson, Diane Farr, Georgianna McGrady, Jacqueline Roberts, and Lyn Scazafabo for their work with the families enrolled in the program.

Intellectual Performance of 36 Phenylketonuria Patients and Their Nonaffected Siblings

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
James C. Dobson ◽  
Emily Kushida ◽  
Malcolm Williamson ◽  
Eva G. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Mean Difference ◽  
Matched Pair ◽  
Dietary Therapy ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Intellectual Performance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Normal Controls

Thirty-six patients with a confirmed diagnosis of phenylketonuria (PKU) were identified and placed on dietary therapy before reaching 121 days of age. These children are currently between 4 and 6 years old, and have been given the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Subsequently, their normal siblings of closest age were selected as matched-pair controls and were also tested with the Staford-Binet. The mean age of the PKU sample when tested was 50.0 months, and 50.9 months for the normal controls. The 36 index patients scored a mean IQ of 94 and their nonaffected siblings obtained a mean IQ of 99. This five-point mean difference was significant at the .02 level, and suggests the presence of a minimal intellectual impairment associated with PKU, even when treatment begins early and is rigorously monitored.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Correlates of Intellectual Impairment in Myotonic Dystrophy

1989 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 536-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Huber ◽  
J. T. Kissel ◽  
E. C. Shuttleworth ◽  
D. W. Chakeres ◽  
L. E. Clapp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Myotonic Dystrophy ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Clinical Correlates

Identical Triplets with Asperger's Syndrome

1983 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyrena Burgoine ◽  
Lorna Wing
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Childhood Autism ◽  
Circumscribed Interests ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Case Histories

SummaryThe case histories are presented of three 17 year old identical male triplets with Asperger's syndrome. They show the impairments affecting social interaction, non-verbal communication and imagination, the motor clumsiness, and the circumscribed interests characteristic of that condition. They also have some features in their history and present behaviour more typical of childhood autism. Despite marked overall similarities, the three differ in the severity with which their problems are manifested. A relationship can be found between the amount of peri- and post-natal trauma, degree of intellectual impairment and number of autistic features. The findings support the hypothesis that autism and Asperger's syndrome are on the same continuum of pathology.

Autistic spectrum disorder without intellectual impairment in adult mental health services – fostering new perspectives and enhancing existing services

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
N. Crowley ◽  
H. O’Connell ◽  
M. Gervin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Autistic Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Intellectual Impairment ◽  
Autistic Spectrum ◽  
Adult Mental Health

Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disability with multi-systemic impacts. Individuals with ASD without intellectual impairment (DSM-V) or Aspergers (DSM-IV) are often particularly vulnerable to mental health problems such as anxiety disorders including social phobia and generalised anxiety disorder, depressive disorders and psychosis. Adults with ASD without intellectual impairment suffer higher rates of physical and psychiatric morbidity, display a poorer ability to engage with treatment and have a lower chance of recovery compared with the general population. It is widely acknowledged that adults with suspected ASD without intellectual impairment and co-morbid mental health problems are often not best supported through adult mental health services and often require more tailored supports. This review seeks to (a) increase awareness in the area of undiagnosed cases of ASD without intellectual impairment in adult mental health settings and (b) highlights the importance of identifying this population more efficiently by referring to best practice guidelines. The value of future research to examine the benefit of having a team of specialist staff within adult mental health teams who have received ASD training and who are supported to work with the ‘core difficulties’ of ASD is discussed and a model for the same is proposed. It is proposed that a specialist team could form a ‘hub’ for the development of expertise in ASD, which when adequately resourced and funded could reach across an entire region, offering consultancy and diagnostic assessments and interventions.

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