Behaviour problems in children followed from 5 to 8 1/2-9 years of age and their relation to educational attainment.
Children from a cohort of consecutive births identified with behaviour problems by the Richman Screening Questionnaire at the age of 5 years continued to have behaviour problems, as assessed by the Rutter parental questionnaire and the Bristol Social Adjustment Guide, more frequently at the age of 8 1/2-9 years than matched control children. No difference between the groups in non-verbal IQ was identified by the Pidgeon Non-Verbal Test BD. The Neale Test of Reading Ability showed delays of 5 months for both accuracy and comprehension for the study group compared with the controls. These results confirm the recent findings of Richman and others (1982) in a different setting.
D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011581:Psychological Tests