Neurodevelopmental assessment of behaviorally disordered inner city boys.
The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of a recently developed neurodevelopmental instrument (Pediatric Early Education Exam "PEEX") for evaluating inner city boys thought to be "hyperactive" by their teachers. Thirty-nine boys (age x = 102.5 months, sd = 11.9; IQ x = 98, sd = 10; 97%, black) were evaluated. No relationship was found between overflow movements and neurodevelopmental subtest performance, intelligence, or educational functioning. The development of laterality was positively related to success in reading (t = 2.21, p less than 0.05). A sentence-copying task was related to success in reading (r = .38 p less than 0.01). The ability to answer questions about complex sentences was related to mathematical success (r = .32 p less than 0.05). A task involving the ability to follow verbal directions proved most sensitive to educational, intellectual, and social functioning.
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Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014504:Urban Health