Articles on Developmental Disabilities

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Health Needs and Use of Services Among Children with Developmental Disabilities
Children with developmental disabilities (DD) often have increased needs for health care and services.
(Published March 24, 2022)

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2022

Behavioral and Socioemotional Outcomes of the Legacy for Children™ Randomized Control Trial to Promote Healthy Development of Children Living in Poverty, 4 to 6 Years Postintervention.
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2022. 43(1): p. e39-e47.
Barry CM, Robinson LR, Kaminski JW, et al.
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Mental Health Surveillance Among Children – United States, 2013-2019.
MMWR Suppl, 2022. 71(2): p. 1-42.
Bitsko RH, Claussen AH, Lichstein J, et al.
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Reasons for participation in a child development study: Are cases with developmental diagnoses different from controls?
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2022.
Bradley CB, Tapia AL, DiGuiseppi CG, et al.
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Health Needs and Use of Services Among Children with Developmental Disabilities – United States, 2014-2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2022. 71(12): p. 453-458.
Cogswell ME, Coil E, Tian LH, et al.
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Developmental Monitoring and Referral for Low-Income Children Served by WIC: Program Development and Implementation Outcomes.
Matern Child Health J, 2022. 26(2): p. 230-241.
Farmer JE, Walker Falk L, Clark MJ,  et al.
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Measuring state-level infant and toddler well-being in the United States: Gaps in data lead to gaps in understanding.
Child Indicators Research, 2022.
Ryberg R, Wiggins L, Moore KA, et al.
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Evidence-Informed Milestones for Developmental Surveillance Tools.
Pediatrics, 2022. 149(3).
Zubler JM, Wiggins LD, Macias MM, et al.
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2021

Evaluation of the Feasibility and Perceived Value of Integrating Learn the Signs. Act Early. Developmental Monitoring Resources in Early Head Start.
Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021: p. 1-13.
Abercrombie J, Pann J, Shin F, et al.
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Understanding initial and sustained engagement of Spanish-speaking Latina mothers in the Legacy for Children program™: a qualitative examination of a group-based parenting program.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2021. 54: p. 99-109.
Beasley L.O, et al.
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Factors Associated with Self-regulation in a Nationally Representative Sample of Children Ages 3-5 Years: United States, 2016.
Matern Child Health J, 2021. 25(1): p. 27-37.
Claussen AH, Robinson LR, Kaminski JW, et al.
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Fathers and Families: Risk and Resilience. An Introduction.
Adversity and Resilience Science, 2021. 2(2): p. 63-69.
Fitzgerald HE, Robinson LR, Cabrera N, et al.
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Healthy and ready to learn: prevalence and correlates of school readiness among United States preschoolers. Academic Pediatrics, 2021. 21(5): p. 818-829.
Ghandour RM, Hirai AH, Moore KA, et al.
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Psychometric Assessment of Pilot Language and Communication Items on the 2018 and 2019 National Survey of Children’s Health.
Acad Pediatr, 2021.
Hutchins H, Robinson LR, Charania S, et al.
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Comparison of 2 Case Definitions for Ascertaining the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among 8-Year-Old Children.
Am J Epidemiol, 2021. 190(10): p. 2198-2207.
Maenner MJ, Graves SJ, Peacock G, et al.
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Prevalence and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years—autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 sites, United States, 2018.
MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 2021. 70(11): p. 1.
Maenner MJ, Shaw KA, Bakian AV, et al.
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Prevalence of intellectual disability among eight-year-old children from selected communities in the United States, 2014.
Disability and Health Journal, 2021. 14(2): p. 101023.
Patrick ME, Shaw KA, Dietz PM, et al.
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Early identification of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 4 years—Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 sites, United States, 2018.
MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 2021. 70(10): p. 1.
Shaw KA, Maenner MJ, Bakian AV, et al.
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Progress and Disparities in Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 2002-2016.
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2021.
Shaw KA, et al.
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Important Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination of Children With Developmental Disabilities.
Pediatrics, 2021. 148(4).
Tinker SC, et al.
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2020

A Qualitative Evaluation of Parenting to Support Early Develpoment among Spanish-Speaking Legacy for Children Pariticpatnts
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2020. 29(9): p. 2637-2652.
Kotzky K, et al.
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A Framework for Coordination between Obstetric and Pediatric Providers in Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from the Zika Outbreak in the United States, 2015 to 2017.
Am J Perinatol, 2002. 37(10): p. 982-990.
Leeb RT, Cree RA, Aird L, et al.
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Support for Transition from Adolescent to Adult Health Care Among Adolescents With and Without Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders- United States, 2016-2017.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 2020. 69(34): p.1156-1160.
Leeb RT, Danielson ML, Bitsko RH, et al.
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Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years—autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network, 11 sites, United States, 2016.
MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 2020. 69(4): p.1.
Maenner MJ, Shaw KA, Baio J, et al.
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Trends Over Time and Jurisdiction Variability in Supplemental Security Income and State Supplementary Payment Programs for Children with Disabilities.
J Public Health Manag Pract, 2020. 26 Suppl 2, Advancing Legal Epidemiology: p.S45-S53.
Robinson LR,  McCord RF, Cloud LK, et al.
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Early Growth Parameters as Predictors of Developmental Delay among Children Conceived During the 2015-2016 Zika Virus Outbreak in Northeastern Brazil.
Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2020. 5(4): p. 155.
Rose CE, Bertolli J, Elijah Attell J, et al.
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Parent engagement in an original and culturally adapted evidence-based parenting program, Legacy for Children.
Infant Ment Health J, 2002. 41(3): p. 356-377.
So M, Almeida Rojo AL, Robinson LR, et al.
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Disparities in documented diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder based on demographic, individual, and service factors.
Autism Research, 2020. 13(3): p. 464-473.
Wiggins LD, Durkin M, Esler A, et al.
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The reality of cerebral palsy in Uganda.
Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2020. 62(4): p. 407-407.
Yeargin-Allsopp M
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