The effects of diagnostic group and gender on challenging behaviors in infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome or seizures
Highlights
► Challenging behaviors occur at high rates in children with disabilities. ► Children with Down syndrome versus those with cerebral palsy have similar rates of challenging behaviors. ► Differences in challenging behaviors did not differ by gender. ► Seizure disorders were a predictor of higher rates of challenging behaviors on the BISCUIT.
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Participants
The parents/caregivers of 76 children ages 17–35 months (M = 25.59; SD = 4.89), whose children were receiving services through Early Steps, participated. Early Steps is Louisiana's Early Intervention System under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Part C, which provides services to children from birth to 36 months of age and their families. To be eligible for services, children must have a developmental delay or a medical condition likely to result in a developmental
Preliminary analyses
A priori analyses determined the independent variables (i.e., diagnostic group and gender) as not significantly differing on demographic variables, including ethnicity and age. Preliminary analyses were conducted to examine if the independent variables of diagnostic group or gender significantly differed on the variables of ethnicity or age. For ethnicity, Chi-square analyses were conducted. No significant relationships were found between ethnicity and diagnosis, χ2 (4) = 3.50, p = .478, or gender,
Discussion
Researchers have found that individuals with developmental disabilities have greater deficits in a number of areas, including behavior problems (Matson et al., 2008a, Matson and Rivet, 2008, Weeden et al., 2010). Many studies have been conducted to assess CBs in persons with ASD and/or ID (Enbrechts et al., 2010, Matson et al., 1999a, Matson and Mahan, 2010, Peters-Schafer et al., 2010, Poppes et al., 2010, Rose, 2010). However, individuals with other developmental disabilities have received
Conflict of interest
The authors report no conflicts of interests and are solely responsible for the content and writing of this paper.
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