Conflict of interest: non-existent newborns at high risk led to the increased rate of survival with growing interest of health professionals in identifying risk factors of child development [5][6][7] .Hearing disorder in childhood can cause various effects in communication and a number of secondary consequences, such as cognitiveperceptual, emotional, social, educational and intellectual changes, being considered a striking factor, especially in the first years of life [8][9][10][11] . In this sense, it severally restricts children's ability to develop spoken language, since this is the period in which occurs the maturation of the auditory system.Language plays a critical role in the perceptual organization, receipt and structuring of information, learning and social interactions of human being. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association believes hearing loss accounts for 60% of communication disorders.A child with hearing loss, unable to communicate properly, understand and be understood might ABSTRACT Purpose: the objective of this study was to evaluate the level of cognitive, affective and social development of children diagnosed with hearing loss. Method: the study included 50 children diagnosed with hearing loss, with a mean age of 16.1 months, both genders. We applied a semistructured interview with parents for the life history of the child, Scale Development and Behavioral Assessment Scale Reaction Baby Retraction. Results: the study identified 80% of children with bilateral profound hearing loss. Quotient of normal development occurred in 76% of the sample and the most affected functions were language and personal-social. The affective and interactional levels adjustment were characterized by the alarm reactions for personal problems and social interaction. Conclusion: the dephased verbal and nonverbal competences showed implications on cognitive development, suggesting the hearing loss condition and associated risk factors, with limited situational communicative exchanges that promote the development of adaptive skills and increased the selfesteem on the relationships.

Motor perceptual functions of children with cleft lip and palate Funciones perceptivo-motrices de niños con fisura labiopalatina RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar as funções neuropsicológicas perceptuais visomotoras de crianças com fissura labiopalatina. Métodos: Estudo observacional, prospectivo, transversal, descritivo, realizado em um hospital de referência para anomalias craniofaciais no período de agosto/2012 a fevereiro/2013. Participaram 50 crianças de ambos os sexos, 25 com fissura labiopalatina compondo o GI e 25 como grupo controle, GII, com idade de 10 anos. Utilizaram-se para a avaliação os testes Matrizes Progressivas Coloridas, Gestáltico Visomotor e as subprovas de Exame Neuropsicológico, seguidos de aplicação estatística, utilizando-se testes de promoção e correlação (Fischer) ao nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: O grupo com fissura labiopalatina demonstrou desempenhos abaixo da média esperada para a idade, sendo o grupo com o tipo transforame labial o mais prejudicado na performance da competência perceptual visomotora. Os tipos de fissura pré e pós-forame obtiveram escores na média, com pontuações pareadas ao grupo controle. Conclusão: As crianças com fissura labiopalatina do tipo transforame mostraram-se mais vulneráveis a alterações nas funções visomotoras. Além disso, as habilidades nos domínios perceptivos construtivos estão relacionadas a desempenhos classificados abaixo da média esperada para a faixa etária na população-alvo.