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Social perception in children born at very low birthweight and its relationship with social/behavioral outcomes

Background Research has shown that children born very prematurely are at substantially elevated risk for social and behavioral difficulties similar to those seen in full‐term children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Methods To gain insight into core deficits that may underlie these difficulti...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 2014-09, Vol.55 (9), p.990-998
Main Authors: Williamson, Kathryn E., Jakobson, Lorna S.
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Language:English
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Summary:Background Research has shown that children born very prematurely are at substantially elevated risk for social and behavioral difficulties similar to those seen in full‐term children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Methods To gain insight into core deficits that may underlie these difficulties, in this study, we assessed the social perceptual skills of 8‐ to 11‐year‐old children born at very low birthweight (VLBW) (
ISSN:0021-9630
1469-7610
DOI:10.1111/jcpp.12210