Examining the Role of Language in Play Among Children With and Without Developmental Disabilities.

Purpose Play is a critical aspect of children's development, and researchers have long argued that symbolic deficits in play may be diagnostic of developmental disabilities. This study examined whether deficits in play emerge as a function of developmental disabilities and whether our perceptions of play are colored by differences in language and behavioral presentations. Method Ninety-three children participated in this study (typically developing [TD]; = 23, developmental language disorders [DLD]; = 24, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]; = 26, and autism spectrum disorder [ASD]; = 20).

Denying renal transplantation to an adolescent medical cannabis user: An ethical case study.

Medical cannabis is now legal in over half of the United States. As more patients adopt this unconventional therapy, it is inevitable that potential transplant recipients will disclose their cannabis use during transplant evaluation. Transplant teams are tasked with the decision to utilize a pressure resource, often with little guidance from international and national professional organizations.

Social Risk Factors Impact Hospital Readmission and Outpatient Appointment Adherence for Children with Congenital Heart Disease.

Objective: To examine the relations of individual and cumulative social risk factors to hospitalization outcomes and adherence to outpatient cardiology appointments within the first 2 years of life for congenital heart disease survivors.

Study Design: Data were extracted for 219 patients who underwent infant cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Cumulative social risk was dichotomized into high social risk (≥2 risk factors; n = 103) versus low social risk (≤1 risk factor; n = 116).

Developmental screening in children with CHD: Ages and Stages Questionnaires.

Objective: Standardised developmental screening tools are important for the evaluation and management of developmental disorders in children with CHD; however, psychometric properties and clinical utility of screening tools, such as the Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3), have not been examined in the CHD population. We hypothesised that the ASQ-3 would be clinically useful for this population. Study design ASQ-3 developmental classifications for 163 children with CHD at 6, 12, 24, and/or 36 months of age were compared with those obtained from concurrent developmental testing with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Third Edition.