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Association Of Early Life Stressors With Deficits In Child And Adolescent Cognitive Functioning, Emily M. Deming
Association Of Early Life Stressors With Deficits In Child And Adolescent Cognitive Functioning, Emily M. Deming
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the ACEs questionnaire could be a viable screener tool for identifying children in need of neuropsychological testing. This study consisted of a sample of child participants aged 8-17 years (N=53) who were divided into a no ACEs group or the ACEs group (1 or more ACEs) depending on parental responses to the ACEs questionnaire. Participants completed a series of virtual neuropsychological tests that assessed overall neurocognitive functioning, memory, and attention. No significant differences between the no ACEs group and the ACEs group in performance of the overall Neurocognitive Index, …