The Effects of Severe Global Deprivation on Language and Cognition
This doctorate followed language and cognitive development after adoption from Romanian institutions. Six children were initially followed; detailed two-year analysis focused on three who used spoken language. Observations, conversations, tests and developmental histories documented gains in language and cognition after prolonged early deprivation.
Limitations: The three children with little or no spoken language were followed for only one year, limiting conclusions based on the verbal subgroup. This very small, selected historical sample cannot represent adoptees generally or establish universal limits on language learning. Histories include parent accounts. The later Brown–Jones book overlaps with this research. Families were recruited through the Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalised Child UK, a parent support organisation. This is a recruitment relationship, not evidence that the organisation conducted the study.
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- Doctoral thesis
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- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children / adolescents
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption from Romanian institutions
Programme: Brown–Jones language development after Romanian institutional deprivation
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Families were recruited through the Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalised Child UK, a parent support organisation. This is a recruitment relationship, not evidence that the organisation conducted the study.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: cognitive development, institutional deprivation, Language and communication, longitudinal research
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Country as recorded: United Kingdom (regional recruitment not established)
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