Journal article
WISC-V motor-free cognitive profile and predictive factors in adolescents with cerebral palsy
M Coceski, DR Hocking, HM Abu-Rayya, S Sherwell, SM Reid, DS Reddihough, J Wrennall, R Stargatt
Research in Developmental Disabilities | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2021
Abstract
Background: The most commonly used intelligence tests – the Wechsler Scales – do not provide standardised procedures for assessing children with motor impairment, and as a result, may underestimate the intelligence quotient (IQ) of young people with CP. Aims: To characterise a motor-free cognitive profile of adolescents with CP using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fifth edition (WISC-V) and explore the influence of clinical factors on cognitive abilities. Methods and procedure: The WISC-V was used to assess cognitive abilities in 70 adolescents (M = 14 years 6 months, SD = 10 months). Sixty-six adolescents (Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level I, n = 26; I..
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Funding Acknowledgements
A special thank you to the children and parents who took part in this study. Funding for the Victorian Cerebral Palsy Register was gratefully received from The Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Medical Research Trust, the Victorian Department Health and Human Services, and the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Infrastructure support was provided by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.