Nihal Serdengeçti, Meryem Seçen Yazıcı, Zehra Koyuncu, Büşra Arslan, Haluk Cezmi Çokuğraş, Margaret D Weiss, Mahmut Cem Tarakçıoğlu
{"title":"Sleep, executive functions, and functional impairment in children with specific learning disorder: An investigation of the mediating pathways.","authors":"Nihal Serdengeçti, Meryem Seçen Yazıcı, Zehra Koyuncu, Büşra Arslan, Haluk Cezmi Çokuğraş, Margaret D Weiss, Mahmut Cem Tarakçıoğlu","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2354495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2354495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sleep problems and executive dysfunction are associated with functional impairment in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. In this study, we aimed to investigate these aspects in children with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) and SLD with comorbid Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), while also evaluating differences with typically developing (TD) children. Our study hypothesizes that children with SLD, especially those with comorbid ADHD, face greater sleep disturbances and executive function challenges compared to TD peers. We also propose that sleep disturbances aggravate functional impairment and that executive functions mediate this relationship.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The data obtained from psychiatric evaluations, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires filled out by parents were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>SLD + ADHD group had worse scores in all scales, followed by SLD and TD groups. Mediator analysis demonstrated that executive functions had a mediator role in the relationship between sleep problems and functional impairment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest that children with SLD experience more significant difficulties in daily living than their typically developing peers and having ADHD comorbidity, poor executive functions, and additional sleep problems can further exacerbate impairment. Notably, our mediation analysis suggests that executive functions mediate the relationship between sleep disturbances and the severity of functional impairments.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140955910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aamena Kapasi, Jacqueline Pei, Katherine Flannigan, Kaitlyn McLachlan, Tim Oberlander, Carmen Rasmussen
{"title":"An examination of executive functioning in adolescents with FASD in a self-regulation intervention.","authors":"Aamena Kapasi, Jacqueline Pei, Katherine Flannigan, Kaitlyn McLachlan, Tim Oberlander, Carmen Rasmussen","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2349301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2349301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often have challenges with executive functioning (EF), which impacts their ability to self-regulate. In this study, 23 adolescents with FASD completed a self-regulation intervention. The intervention was a manualized Teen Adaptation of the Alert Program®. A nonrandomized waitlist control design was used, and participants completed pre- and post-testing using performance-based measures of EF, and rating scales of EF were completed by caregivers. Results were analyzed three ways; 1) intervention and waitlist control group comparison, 2) whole sample pre-and post- test comparison, and 3) using Reliable Change Indexes to examine individual-level clinically relevant changes. No significant intervention effects were found when comparing the intervention and waitlist control groups. A significant difference was found on a measure of verbal inhibition when total sample pre-and post-test scores were compared. Using Reliable Change Index analysis, 30% participants showed reliable change in the direction of improvement on direct measures of EF, and 57% demonstrated reliable change in the direction of improvement on rating scales. This research study underscores the importance of investigating both individual and group level changes when analyzing data, as well as using reliable change to understand clinically meaningful effects that may be otherwise masked. These findings highlight the potential of the SR intervention to positively impact EF in adolescents with FASD. This study contributes to the growing literature that demonstrates the potential of individuals with FASD to benefit from direct intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140943895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mourad Ali Eissa Saad, Hala Ahmed Sleiman Hassanein
{"title":"The effectiveness of exergames intervention on motor memory and inhibitory control of children with executive function disorders: A randomized control trial.","authors":"Mourad Ali Eissa Saad, Hala Ahmed Sleiman Hassanein","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2353089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2353089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of exergames in improving the motor memory and inhibitory control of children with executive functions disorder. Children, selected by simple random method were divided into two groups: experimental (n = 16) and control (n = 16). Circle drawing task, and The Serial Reaction Time Task were used to collect and analyze data. The current study is a randomized control trial (RCT) type of research with a two-group pretest, post-test, and follow up -test design in terms of the purpose of applied research and the method of data collection. T-test results for the differences in post- test mean scores between the two groups in motor memory and inhibitory control showed that the treatment group outperformed the control group. There were statistical differences between pre and post measures in favor of post test, and between pre and follow up measures in favor of follow up test, but no statistical differences between post and follow up test. This study demonstrates that it is possible to enhance motor memory and inhibitory control of children with executive functions disorder using exergames intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140943896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation and reliability of Arabic version of Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy","authors":"Ibrahim Q. Alyami","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2336027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2336027","url":null,"abstract":"The aim was to assess validation and reliability of Arabic version of Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) for children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (HCP). Ninety-nine children ag...","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140623878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sevim Berrin Inci Izmir, Z. Deniz Aktan, Eyüp Sabri Ercan
{"title":"Assessing the mediating relationships between psychological factors in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognitive disengagement syndrome","authors":"Sevim Berrin Inci Izmir, Z. Deniz Aktan, Eyüp Sabri Ercan","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2341251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2341251","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to investigate the predictive and mediating relationships between emotion dysregulation, internalizing disorders, family functionality, loneliness preference, and executive function...","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140596938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire E. Lunde, Madison R. Dudek, Cameron A. Talbert, Christine B. Sieberg, Katie E. Silva, Christos Papadelis, Nicole J. Ullrich, Peter E. Manley, Eric A. Moulton
{"title":"The long-term impact of cerebellar tumor resection on executive functioning, anxiety, and fear of pain: A mixed methodology pilot study","authors":"Claire E. Lunde, Madison R. Dudek, Cameron A. Talbert, Christine B. Sieberg, Katie E. Silva, Christos Papadelis, Nicole J. Ullrich, Peter E. Manley, Eric A. Moulton","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2337208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2337208","url":null,"abstract":"This pilot study investigated the long-term impact of a surgery-only treatment (no exposure to other treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation) for pediatric cerebellar low-grade gliomas on ex...","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140597578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ignasi Navarro-Soria, Juan Ramón Rico-Juan, Rocio Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío Lavigne-Cervan
{"title":"Prediction of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder based on explainable artificial intelligence","authors":"Ignasi Navarro-Soria, Juan Ramón Rico-Juan, Rocio Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Rocío Lavigne-Cervan","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2336019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2336019","url":null,"abstract":"Accurate assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is crucial for the effective treatment of affected individuals. Traditionally, psychometric tests such as the WISC-IV have bee...","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140597455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kalliopi Megari, Maria Sofologi, George Kougioumtzis, Evanthia Thomaidou, George Thomaidis, Dimitra Katsarou, Vasiliki Yotsidi, Maria Theodoratou
{"title":"Neurocognitive and psycho-emotional profile of children with disabilities","authors":"Kalliopi Megari, Maria Sofologi, George Kougioumtzis, Evanthia Thomaidou, George Thomaidis, Dimitra Katsarou, Vasiliki Yotsidi, Maria Theodoratou","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2304781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2304781","url":null,"abstract":"Neurocognitive deficits in attention, short-term memory, and sequential information processing are present in children with a variety of disabilities, whereas language and visuospatial abilities va...","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140603369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing mathematics learning through finger-counting: A study investigating tactile strategies in 2 visually impaired cases","authors":"Cathy Marlair, Aude Guillon, Menik Vynckier, Virginie Crollen","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2333832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2333832","url":null,"abstract":"Finger-counting plays a crucial role in grounding and establishing mathematics, one of the most abstract domains of human cognition. While the combination of visual and proprioceptive information e...","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140603295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}