title: Young children with developmental delays as young adults: predicting developmental and personal-social outcomes.
abstract: We report on a 20-year follow-up of 30 children with developmental delays identified at age 3. Our purpose was to assess the relationship of early indicators of delay to cognitive and personal-social status in young adulthood. Predictors were Developmental and Personal-Social factors derived from standardized tests and parent questionnaires administered when the children were 3 and 6 to 7. Outcome measures in young adulthood included standardized and project-developed questionnaires and interviews with young adults and parents. Findings indicate that prediction varies relative to the outcome assessed. Developmental status at 6 to 7 was a strong predictor of developmental status in young adulthood. However, personal-social outcomes were generally not predicted by Personal-Social factors in the early years.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA.
authors.forename: Lucinda P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Bernheimer
authors.forename: Barbara K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Keogh
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guthrie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007360:Intelligence; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires