Insights into Rett Syndrome girls' receptive vocabulary through eye movements and parental perception.

Objective: This study evaluated the receptive vocabulary of girls diagnosed with Rett Syndrome (RS) by employing eye-tracking technology and examined how these objective measures compared with parents' perceptions of their daughters' language abilities.

Method: Fourteen girls with RS and eleven typically developing peers participated. Instruments included the Kerr Scale, a parental questionnaire on communication skills, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - PPVT-4, and eye-tracking equipment.

[Mental health and violence among sixth grade students from a city in the state of São Paulo].

Objective: To analyze risk and protective factors for mental health problems among adolescents.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with a random sample (N=327; attrition rate=6.9%) of sixth grade students from all public and private schools in the city of Barretos, Southeastern Brazil, conducted in 2004.