Overview
The goal of this observational study is to investigate perinatal, cognitive and social-emotional correlates of neurodevelopmental disorders and educational difficulties in children and adolescents.
The study group consist of minimal 500 childrens over 5 years of age who will be examined by qualified diagnosticians. Participants will be evaluated with tasks related to the studied variables: cognitive functioning, social-emotional functioning. Furthermore informations regarding social-emotional functioning of children, will be collected from parents and teachers.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Is there a relationship between perinatal factors and the risk of occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning difficulties?
- Is there a specific pattern of cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with indicated neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning difficulties?
- Is there a specific pattern of social-emotional functioning in children and adolescents with indicated neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning difficulties?
- Do gender and age moderates specific patterns of cognitive and social-emotional functioning in the studied groups?
Researchers will compare the following groups of children over 5 years old:
- With perinatal risks factors
- With neurodevelopmental disorders:
- Developmental learning disorder
- Disorder of intellectual development, mild
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder
- With Learning difficulties
- Control group
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria for neurodevelopmental disorder groups:
- age between 5 to 18 y.o.
- diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders, depending on the study group: 1) Developmental learning disorder; 2) Disorder of intellectual development, mild; 3) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; 4) Autism spectrum disorder
Inclusion criteria for learning difficulties:
- age between 5 to 18 y.o.
- difficulty in reading and/or writing without a diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder
Inclusion criteria for control group
- age between 5 to 18 y.o.
- without a diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental disorder
Exclusion criteria for learning difficulties
- diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder
Exclusion criteria for all groups:
- age below 5 y.o. and equal to or above 19 y.o.
- diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental disorders