Early intervention-fact or fiction?
A group of 50 cerebral-palsied children seen in one clinic between 1952 and 1965 were compared with a second group of 50 seen between 1952 and 1978. The latter group had all been included in a developmental enrichment program at the clinic. The results showed that the later-treated group had had more surgical operations than the earlier group, and at younger ages; that they were able to sit and stand earlier; and that eventually they had greater ambulatory ability. Early intervention also improved family relationships, and parents and siblings became more involved in the team approach to the children's therapy.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology