Learning from the community: iterative co-production of a programme to support the development of attention, regulation and thinking skills in toddlers at elevated likelihood of autism or ADHD

Research Involvement and Engagement, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025

Abstract Programmes designed to support children with known, or increased likelihood of, autism ADHD often focus on reducing behaviours central a clinical diagnosis. However, supporting pursue their own goals and cope everyday life through fostering executive function (EF) development, without enforcing neuro-normative assumptions, may be more acceptable neurodivergent people, beneficial. The co-production process for this neurodiversity-affirming programme involved: Review of research priorities identified during published public-and-clinician consultations; iterative development two pilot rounds general community sample; consultation stakeholders (parents connection ADHD, alongside early years specialists, psychologists therapists) check acceptability the proposal, refine logic model materials. resultant programme—Supporting Toddlers develop strong Attention, Regulation Thinking skills (START)—involves three mechanisms change: child has appropriate play-based opportunities practise EF skills; Parenting linked EFs are encouraged; Parents empowered improve environmental-fit so that stressors reduced.

Язык: Английский

The impact of gestational age on executive function in infancy and early-to-middle childhood following preterm birth: a systematic review

Child Neuropsychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 41

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025

Lower gestational age (GA) is a risk factor for cognitive and developmental concerns following preterm birth. However, its impact on executive function (EF) unclear based conflicting conclusions across the literature. Moreover, as children below 4 years have largely been neglected from previous reviews, of GA EF within this early period remains unclear. Hence, systematic review investigated birth in infancy early-to-middle childhood. PubMed, Web Science, PsycInfo were searched articles investigating (inhibition, working memory, shifting) preterm-born (<37 week gestation) term-born participants aged 0–10 years. Eighteen studies included. Most (n = 10) found no significant association between GA. several limitations hindered to be drawn about strength interpretation. Examples include inconsistencies theoretical underpinnings operationalisations EF, discrepancies reporting measurement GA, recruitment biases, paucity infant or longitudinal available. Consequently, these issues may contributed inconsistent null findings, they must addressed future research better clarify infants children.

Язык: Английский

An Investigation of Hand Use in Preschool Children: Vocabulary and Social Competence Predict Cognitive Development

Journal of Child Language, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 23

Опубликована: Март 28, 2025

Abstract Previous research indicates that strong right-hand preference predicts performance in other skills, such as vocabulary size and executive function (EF). The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between these functions, well social competence (SC), a sample preschool children. We used parent questionnaires and/or tabletop assessments measure hand preference, fine motor language, EF, SC 81 three- five-year-old results strengthened evidence connection use for pointing but indicated not related EF or SC. Further, findings revealed reciprocal SC, EF. discuss implications connections early childhood development.

Язык: Английский