Newborn Minor Physical Anomalies Predict Short Attention Span, Peer Aggression, and Impulsivity at Age 3

Waldrop, Mary F.; Bell, Richard Q.; McLaughlin, Brian; Halverson, Charles F.

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“…In the structured observation, the neonate was undressed and trained examiners weighed the neonate, assessed length using a Franklin plane, and assessed skinfold thickness using calipers. To assess minor physical anomalies, examiners assessed distance between the eyes, whether ears were set low on the head, 5th-finger curvature, palmer crease, and asymmetry in toe size using the procedure developed by Waldrop, Bell, McLaughlin, & Halverson (1978). Because both the anthropometry and the physical anomalies exam required manipulating the neonate in specific ways, this procedure can be regarded as the more stressful of the two examination situations.…”

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Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament

Wachs

Pollitt

Cueto

et al. 2005

Developmental Psychobiology

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The relation between indices of neonatal iron status and individual differences in neonatal temperament were investigated in a sample of 148 low-income Peruvian women and their newborn infants. Using cord blood, at birth we obtained measures of neonatal ferritin, serum iron, and hemoglobin. While neonates were still in the hospital, their behavior during a structured anthropometry examination was videotaped and subsequently coded on four temperament dimensions: activity level, negative emotionality, alertness, and soothability. The same dimensions were coded using a videotape obtained during a subsequent visit to the neonates' homes. Results indicated that lower levels of neonatal hemoglobin and serum iron were related to higher levels of negative emotionality and to lower levels of alertness and soothability. A similar pattern was found for ferritin, but only for females. For the most part, relations between neonatal iron measures and neonatal temperament were linear, operating across the full range of iron values. Our pattern of iron-temperament results could not be attributed to variation in family demographics, low birth weight, gestational age, maternal dietary intake, or markers of neonatal illness and maternal diabetes. Our findings are consistent with prior research with older infants relating iron deficiency to temperament. These results support the importance of increased research on the early functional-behavioral consequences of individual differences in iron status as well as on the mechanisms that underlie such consequences.

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Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament

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Pollitt

Cueto

et al. 2005

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…It has been employed in studies of autism, 36 schizophrenia, 37 and hyperactivity, 38 among others. 39 Based on the literature, six other physical signs were added to the scale 12 : 1) joint hypermobility; 2) ''bayonet finger''; 3) genu valgum; 4) flat foot; 5) 4D:2D finger ratio; and 6) strabismus divergens. Ismail's modified Waldrop scale 35 consists of the following items:…”

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and intellectual giftedness: a study of symptom frequency and minor physical anomalies

Minahim

Rohde

2015

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To evaluate the presence of symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in intellectually gifted adults and children. Methods: Two cross-sectional studies were performed in children and adults whose intelligence quotient (IQ) had been previously evaluated using Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) test. Seventyseven adults displaying IQ scores above the 98th percentile were assessed using the Adult SelfReport Scale (ASRS-18) for signs of ADHD and a modified Waldrop scale for minor physical anomalies (MPAs). Thirty-nine children (grades 1-5) exhibiting IQ scores above the 99th percentile, as well as an equally matched control group, were assessed for ADHD by teachers using the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham IV Rating Scale (SNAP-IV) as used in the NIMH Collaborative Multisite Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA-SNAP-IV). Results: In gifted adults, the frequency of ADHD-positive cases was 37.8%, and the total MPA score was significantly associated with ADHD (p o 0.001). In children, the ADHD-positive case frequency was 15.38% in the gifted group and 7.69% in the control group (odds ratio [OR] = 2.18, p = 0.288). Conclusions: The high frequency of ADHD symptoms observed, both in gifted adults and in gifted (and non-gifted) children, further supports the validity of this diagnosis in this population. Furthermore, the significant association between MPAs and ADHD suggests that a neurodevelopmental condition underlies these symptoms.

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“…It is clear in Figure 2 that there are three originating points for ADDs: the genetic level, the neurological level, and the physiological level (Waldrop, Bell, McLaughlin, & Halverson, 1978). Although it appears quite likely that genetic substrates of ADDs, probably involving moderate contributions of multiple genes, will be isolated (Fisher et al, 2002;Odell, Warren, Warren, Burger, & Maciulis, 1997;Othmer & Kaiser, 2000), environmental assaults also can have neurological consequences, which in turn are manifested in ADDs (Casey et al, 1997;Castellanos et al, 1995).…”

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Intelligence and Behavior Among Individuals Identified With Attention Deficit Disorders

Dillon¹,

Osborne²

2006

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In this article we describe the nature of attention deficit disorders (ADDs) within an individual differences model of abilities. In so doing, a model-based explanation for the sources of learning and performance difficulties among individuals identified with ADDs is provided. Earlier models of ADDs are discussed, and the proposed loci of ADDs according to each model are delineated. The explanatory advantages of the model advanced in this article, compared to previous models, are discussed. The individual differences delineated in the model can be harnessed fruitfully with consequent improvements in the individual's adaptive behaviors and school performance.Considerable interest exists among a wide range of educators, researchers, and other related professionals in understanding the nature of attention deficit disorders (ADDs) and how the disorders are manifested in behavior, including school performance. The term attention deficit disorders refers to the set of attentional difficulties, some of which include problems with hyperactivity whereas other individuals demonstrate attentional problems without concomitant hyperactive behaviors. For the purposes of this model, individuals whose attentional difficulties include problems of hyperactivity do not need to be distinguished from individuals whose attentional difficulties do not include hyperactivity, hence the general, plural term (Spencer,

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Newborn Minor Physical Anomalies Predict Short Attention Span, Peer Aggression, and Impulsivity at Age 3

Abstract: From a 5-to 10-minute newborn examination, behaviors of males at age 3 could be predicted. The number of minor physical anomalies, assessed soon after birth, was significantly related to a cluster of behaviors that are frequently labeled hyperactivity.

Cited by 110 publications

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Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament

Relation of neonatal iron status to individual variability in neonatal temperament

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and intellectual giftedness: a study of symptom frequency and minor physical anomalies

Intelligence and Behavior Among Individuals Identified With Attention Deficit Disorders

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