Lloyd Shaw, Karen O’Leary, Sarah Stewart, Daniel Poratt
{"title":"Whole-Body Vibration Training Protocols for People with Cerebral Palsy: a Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials","authors":"Lloyd Shaw, Karen O’Leary, Sarah Stewart, Daniel Poratt","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00331-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00331-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Whole-body vibration training (WBVT) has been emerging as a promising therapeutic modality for cerebral palsy (CP); however, reported efficacy is inconsistent and methodological approaches differ substantially. This study aimed to review the methodological protocols adopted by randomised controlled trials reporting on the efficacy of WBVT for people with CP.</p><p>Electronic databases were searched for randomised controlled trials reporting on the efficacy of WBVT for people with CP. Data were extracted from included studies related to study and participant characteristics and WBVT protocols including training programmes, patient positioning, and machine and vibration specifications.</p><p>Eighteen randomised controlled trials were identified. Training programmes varied considerably, including duration, number of sessions per week, session length, and whether static, dynamic, or combination exercises were performed. Positioning of participants on the vibration platform also varied, including foot, knee, hip, and hand positioning. The machine specifications were poorly reported, with variations in frequency, amplitude, and peak acceleration settings.</p><p>This review highlights the inconsistency in the use and reporting of training protocols, machine specifications, and patient positioning when investigating the efficacy of WBVT for people with CP. Current clinical trials continue to poorly acknowledge WBVT research recommendations, which may contribute to ongoing misunderstanding of basic WBVT principals and safety considerations, as well as contribute to the inconclusive results with regard to treatment efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"8 2","pages":"222 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41252-023-00331-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72808589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monica Moore Jackman: Mindfulness for Preschool & Kindergarten: The OpenMind Program to Boost Social-Emotional Learning and Classroom Engagement. New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA, 2022, 280 pp","authors":"Ramasamy Manikam","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00330-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00330-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"7 2","pages":"307 - 308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41252-023-00330-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50017500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariam Spieler Tahech, Cassie L. Odahowski, Jeanette M. Garcia
{"title":"Differences in Mealtime Behaviors, Food Security, and Weight Concerns Between Neurotypical Youth and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Mariam Spieler Tahech, Cassie L. Odahowski, Jeanette M. Garcia","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00329-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00329-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in nutrition-related factors between youth with ASD and NT youth, and to examine the association between ASD diagnosis, sociodemographic factors, and nutrition-related variables with child weight status.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data was utilized from the 2019 National Survey of Children’s Health which consisted of items related to children’s health and well-being. Parent-reported variables on dietary behaviors, child weight concerns, mealtime behaviors, and food insecurity were compared between children with ASD and NT youth using chi-square analyses. Logistic regression examined factors related to physician-reported concerns regarding overweight status among youth.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 59,725 including 1,702 (weighted sample of 1,954,261) children with ASD and 58,023 (weighted sample of 70,959,327) NT children were included in the analysis. A greater percentage of parents of children with ASD reported weight-related concerns about their child (<i>p</i> < .001), food insecurity (<i>p</i> < .001), and fewer family meals together (<i>p</i> = .04) compared to parents of NT youth. Results from the regression analysis revealed that the odds of weight concerns for youth with ASD were 2.29 times (95%CI = 1.62-3.25) the odds of weight concerns for NT youth.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Children with ASD experienced more nutrition-related difficulties than NT youth, and an ASD diagnosis was most strongly associated with physician-reported weight concerns compared to other sociodemographic and nutrition-related factors. Future research should further examine the role of food insecurity and family meal frequency on nutritional difficulties and weight status in families of children with ASD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"8 2","pages":"262 - 270"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72568549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charikleia Sinani, Rebecca A. Henderson, Sang-Hoon Yeo, Robert S. Vaughan, Timothy David Punt
{"title":"Implicit Motor Sequence Learning in Adults with and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)","authors":"Charikleia Sinani, Rebecca A. Henderson, Sang-Hoon Yeo, Robert S. Vaughan, Timothy David Punt","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00327-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00327-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Even though individuals who have DCD may have difficulties learning a motor skill, few studies have investigated the mechanisms involved. Understanding these mechanisms and whether individuals with DCD show selective deficits would be of theoretical and practical interest. This study examined implicit motor sequence learning in adults with and without DCD using a serial response time (SRT) task.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Eleven participants with DCD (according to the DSM-5 criteria) and 18 participants without DCD matched for age, gender and handedness completed a version of the serial response time (SRT) task. Following this, a free generation task (FGT) assessed explicit sequence knowledge.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Both groups were able to complete the SRT task and showed comparable accuracy. A <i>Condition</i> x <i>Block</i> interaction for response time (RT) data during the learning phase was explained by a failure of the DCD group to improve their performance, while the control group showed the typical learning effect of gradually faster RTs. Responses on the FGT revealed that the DCD group also acquired significantly less sequence knowledge than the control group during the task. Controlling for the development of sequence knowledge across the two groups still revealed an implicit learning deficit in the DCD group.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Adults with DCD failed to demonstrate the typical signs of implicit (procedural) learning on an established and influential sequence learning task. In addition, difficulties in acquiring task-related knowledge may point towards multiple difficulties in learning motor skills.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"8 2","pages":"242 - 252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89471441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Javiera Ortega, Natalia Vázquez, Imanol Amayra Caro
{"title":"Quality of Life of Latin-American People with Neuromuscular Disorders and Their Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Javiera Ortega, Natalia Vázquez, Imanol Amayra Caro","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00328-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00328-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire population, especially the population with chronic diseases. This study aimed to describe the quality of life of children and adults with neuromuscular diseases and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>A observational correlational study was conducted. Forty-seven participants, including adults with NMD and caregivers of children with NMD, took part in the study. The WHOQOL-BREF and PedsQL 4.0 GCS and FIM scales were used.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The PedsQL indicated a mean of 55.85 (SD = 22.05) for children, and a mean of 55.76 (SD = 16.72) for caregivers. Adults reported a mean of 67 (SD = 22.5) for their general perception of quality of life, and a M = 53 (SD = 28.25) for their perception on health.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The results showed regular to low quality of life of all children, adults, and caregivers, mainly in the physical dimension for people with neuromuscular diseases, and in the concerns dimension for caregivers. These results warn about the physical and psychological vulnerability situation in which this population finds itself.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"8 2","pages":"281 - 287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9717781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheryl L. George, Amber Valentino, Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez, Elizabeth A. Becker
{"title":"Virtual Reality Biking Reduces Cortisol Levels and Repetitive Behaviors in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Cheryl L. George, Amber Valentino, Kimberly D’Anna-Hernandez, Elizabeth A. Becker","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00326-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00326-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report experiencing stress, which increases with age. Few studies have included the biological stress response for measuring stress. While aerobic exercise can lower stress and repetitive behaviors, motivating adults with disabilities to exercise can be challenging. This study examined whether virtual reality (VR) exercise would improve behavior and stress physiology.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Seven males with ASD participated. This study employed a single subject withdrawal design, using a baseline phase, followed by alternating intervention (i.e., VR biking) and withdrawal (i.e., no exercise) conditions. Frequency and/or duration of repetitive behaviors were assessed. Pre-post intervention hair cortisol and salivary cortisol for each phase were collected.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Overall, repetitive behaviors were lower in the final phase (<i>M</i> = 24.28, <i>SD</i> = 2.42) compared to baseline (<i>M</i> = 36.68, <i>SD</i> = 5.33). There was no significant difference in basal T1 cortisol levels across phases (χ<sup>2</sup>(6) = 2.571, <i>p</i> < .276); however, four participants showed cortisol levels that decreased markedly following the first intervention and remained low for the duration of the study. There was a significant difference in the cortisol levels of participants by pre and post intervention status (first intervention phase, B) as measured by AUCg (χ<sup>2</sup>(1) = 7.00, <i>p</i> < .008).</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study demonstrates that exercise can have acute and cumulative effects on basal cortisol levels and repetitive behaviors for adults with ASD, particularly those with higher cortisol levels and rates of behaviors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"7 4","pages":"616 - 628"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82834015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura del Hoyo Soriano, Jennifer Villarreal, Leonard Abbeduto
{"title":"Parental Survey on Spanish-English Bilingualism in Neurotypical Development and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in the United States","authors":"Laura del Hoyo Soriano, Jennifer Villarreal, Leonard Abbeduto","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00325-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00325-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The cognitive and social benefits of bilingualism for children, including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs), have been documented. The present study was designed to characterize and compare English and Spanish use in Hispanic families with and without NDDs residing in the U.S. as well as to understand parental perceptions of their child’s bilingualism and of community and professional support.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted an online survey of 84 Spanish-speaking parents of 4- to 24-year-olds with (<i>n</i> = 44) and without NDDs (<i>n</i> = 40) who were born in and living in the U.S.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>We found that bilingualism was a desired goal for 95% of our families. We also found, however, that 17.1% of parents of children with NDDs have raised them as monolinguals English-speakers, as they thought there were reasons for that, while all families from the NT group raised their children in both languages. In addition, nearly 40% of the NDD children only speak English, compared to a 5% in the NT group. Finally, parents of children with NDDs cite a lack of support for bilingualism in the community (47.6% do not feel supported, compared to a 7.9% in the NT group) and recommendation from professionals as major factors for not raising their children as bilingual.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The results suggest a need to educate professionals from many disciplines about the benefits of bilingualism for children with NDDs and for implementation of inclusion policies that provide access to dual-language programs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"7 4","pages":"591 - 603"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41252-023-00325-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80337565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maree Maxfield, Keith McVilly, Alexandra Devine, Helen Jordan
{"title":"Cognitive and Psychological Impacts of Congenital Corpus Callosum Disorders in Adults: A Scoping Review","authors":"Maree Maxfield, Keith McVilly, Alexandra Devine, Helen Jordan","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00323-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00323-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Support for adults with congenital corpus callosum disorders (CCDs) is impeded by poor understanding of the impacts of a CCD on day-to-day functioning and quality of life. This scoping review examines existing literature to establish the evidence-based impacts of congenital CCDs in adults and identify gaps to inform future research, policy development, and service delivery.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>We conducted searches in Scopus, Medline Ovid, PsycInfo, Discovery, and ERIC. Studies meeting selection criteria were peer-reviewed, in English, published from 1980 to 2021, reported predominantly on participants 16 years or older who were diagnosed with a CCD by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><h3>Results</h3><p>The thirty-eight included articles comprised 14 single/dual participant case studies and 24 group studies, comparing adults with a CCD with normative data or matched controls. Although most participants were of average IQ, CCDs affected day-to-day executive functioning, social interaction, and meeting expectations of adulthood. Cognitive impacts included difficulties with learning and memory, linguistic and emotional processing, and complex reasoning, with functional capacity typically decreasing as tasks and situations increased in complexity. Psychological impacts pertaining to feelings, emotions, and social awareness were reported in addition to associated mental health, psychiatric mood, and developmental and psychotic disorders including autism, anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Impacts were extremely heterogenous, presenting interwoven challenges to learning, executive functioning, social interaction, and mental health. Knowledge of these circumstances is vital for adults with CCDs, professionals, and family members to ensure appropriate services and support are available to promote good quality, inclusive lives for all adults with a CCD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"7 2","pages":"165 - 188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41252-023-00323-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50027157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increasing Social Communication by Teaching Texting to Autistic Children","authors":"Jenna Gilder, Marjorie H. Charlop","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00322-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00322-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>In the present study, we increased the social communication of four autistic children by teaching texting conversation skills on smart phones.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>A multiple baseline design across two dyads was used to assess the texting conversation intervention, with additional generalization probes taken across texting partners and FaceTime® sessions. One-month maintenance probes were also assessed.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>All four participants increased their conversational texting, and their conversation content was novel. Generalization across texting partners occurred, and skills were maintained. Appropriate verbal content spoken during FaceTime® probes was also observed.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Results are discussed in terms of the potential benefits of teaching autistic children social communication through text.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"7 3","pages":"403 - 414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41252-023-00322-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9717779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anneesa D. Singh, Anne-Claude V. Bedard, Brendan F. Andrade
{"title":"Inhibitory Control Mediates the Association Between Emotion Dysregulation and Symptoms of ADHD and ODD in Children with Disruptive Behavior","authors":"Anneesa D. Singh, Anne-Claude V. Bedard, Brendan F. Andrade","doi":"10.1007/s41252-023-00324-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41252-023-00324-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) show emotion dysregulation and underdeveloped inhibitory control associated with impairment in social, academic, and family functioning. The present study investigated whether inhibitory control mediates the association between emotion dysregulation and symptoms of ADHD and ODD in clinic referred children with disruptive behavior.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Standardized questionnaires and structured interviews were used to collect parent and teacher ratings of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties in a clinical sample of 297 children (<i>M</i> age = 8.24 (1.7); 79.3% male) with disruptive behavior.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Inhibitory control mediated the relationship between parent- and teacher-reported emotion dysregulation and symptoms of ADHD and ODD in children with disruptive behavior.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Findings provide theoretical support for the role of emotional and cognitive mechanisms in ADHD and ODD. Additionally, findings suggest that emotion dysregulation and inhibitory control may be important targets for psychosocial interventions for children with ADHD and/or ODD symptoms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":36163,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders","volume":"7 4","pages":"579 - 590"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41252-023-00324-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80386588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}