title: Sensorimotor intelligence in severely mentally handicapped children.
abstract: The pattern of cognitive development in severely mentally handicapped children was assessed with the Uzgiris-Hunt (1975) Scales of Infant Psychological Development, which measure pre-verbal sensorimotor intelligence. The normative data on which Uzgiris & Hunt constructed the Scales were used for the comparison. The results indicated considerable deficits in the handicapped children, particularly in imitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, England.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macpherson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butterworth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000523:psychology; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000523:psychology; D009048:Motor Skills; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance