Child-to-adult neurodevelopmental and mental health trajectories after early life deprivation
The English and Romanian Adoptees study found prolonged early institutional deprivation remained associated with autism-related, attention/overactivity and disinhibited-social-engagement symptoms into young adulthood. Some cognitive difficulties improved while emotional difficulties became more prominent later.
Limitations: Evidence about extreme institutional deprivation, not adoptees generally.
- Research type
- Longitudinal natural experiment
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents / Young adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children; adolescents; young adults
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption; institutional care
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: ADHD, autism, English and Romanian Adoptees study, institutional deprivation, longitudinal, UK research
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: UK; Romania
- Funding
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- Commissioner
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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