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K Sarimski

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PubMed1993

[Sleep disorders in early childhood: developmental psychopathologic model and pilot study].

Sleep disorders are early childhood problems with a relatively high prevalence and persistence. An integrative concept is presented which conceptualizes sleep disorders as a result of early self-regulation problems in the infants and various but unsuccessful soothing strategies, parental depressive mood, loss of feelings of self-efficacy and control. Experiences in behavioral therapy underline the importance of parental cognitive processes in coping with night-waking. Data from a pilot-study are presented which included 20 infants (7-24 months). Questionnaires show that the infants are perceived as more difficult, their mothers feel more stressed and depressed, less in control of the problem than a control group. Night-waking has a strong emotional negative valence. Implications for counseling are discussed.

Behavior Therapy↗
PubMed1991

[Language development and play behavior of retarded children].

The relationship of symbolic play behavior, general cognitive functioning and language in 108 mentally retarded children was studied. Correlations between play and language measures were found with mental age partialed out. Clinical implications for planning language facilitation programs with mentally retarded children are discussed.

Child↗
PubMed1991

[Cooperating of handicapped children and maternal forms of interaction in dyadic play].

Dyadic topic maintenance seems to be a main aspect of enhancing the development in play. It is promoted by a responsive maternal style adjusted to the child's aims and behaviors. Parents of handicapped children tend to provide a less effective interaction pattern. Data from 20 mentally retarded preschool children show a high degree of maternal directiveness. There were significant differences in the child's cooperation depending on different types of directives. The children complied more often when they were linked to the child's own topic, were concerned with the same attentional focus and combined with gestural cues. These observations should be used for the interactional guidance of parents with mentally retarded children.

Child↗
PubMed1989

[Basic social competence of retarded children: problems of education and evaluation].

Eight mentally retarded children in the preschool age were engaged in behavioral training group focused on cooperative responding during play. Behavioral measures used early in training and after four weeks revealed only marginal increase of social initiation skills, while there was no significant change in the rate of responding behaviors. Issues of evaluation studies in clinical settings and suggestions for more effective procedures are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

[Developmental dysphasia and the use of symbols in play].

In the present study symbolic play behavior was examined in eight dysphasic children and eight mentally retarded children matched for expressive language ability. Significant correlations between symbolic play and expressive language ability were found for the mentally retarded children but not for those of normal intelligence with dysphasia. Consequently, the developmental disorder of the dysphasic children cannot be attributed to a generalized deficit in representational symbolic ability.

Aphasia↗