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Ganime Ayar1, Sıddıka Songül Yalçın2, Özge Tanıdır Artan1
1Department of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey.
Child: Care, Health and Development
|July 31, 2021
Summary
Children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) often face social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. Factors like antenatal smoking and poor income increase these difficulties, highlighting the need for targeted support.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Educational Psychology
Background:
- Specific learning disability (SLD) is associated with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
- The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a tool used to screen these challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate social, emotional, and behavioral challenges in children with SLD.
- To identify factors associated with these challenges using the SDQ.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive study involving 278 children with SLD.
- Data collected via the SDQ administered to mothers.
- Statistical analysis included Chi-square and multiple logistic regression.
Main Results:
- Nearly half (47.8%) of children with SLD exhibited abnormal total difficulties.
- Antenatal smoking exposure was linked to emotional symptoms and total difficulties.
- Poor income, early diagnosis age, dyscalculia, and excessive screen time correlated with conduct and hyperactivity issues.
Conclusions:
- Children with SLD frequently present with significant difficulties.
- Intervention should focus on families facing financial issues and children with specific risk factors like early screen use and antenatal smoking exposure.
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