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Living in disadvantaged counties linked to behavior problems among children with cognitive delays
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30011
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , cognition , psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive development , psychiatry , economic growth , economics
Behavior problems occur at higher rates among children with cognitive delays than among typically developing children, and these problems start at very young ages, researchers have found. The behavioral problems persist into adulthood. But there has been little research looking at which children with cognitive delays develop behavior problems, especially in early childhood.