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May 16, 2006
Length of deprivation in infants affects intellectual development for years

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:

A recent study of adopted Romanian children suggests that early experiences of profound institutional deprivation continue to exert marked adverse effects on the children's IQ through age 11. The research shows an IQ deficit in children who have been in deprivation between ages 6 to 42 months, as well as some IQ improvement between the ages of 6 and 11 years. The results imply that some degree of progress is possible, with large individual variation. Read more from this post.
Posted on May 16, 2006 11:59 PM



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