Pre-placement risk and longitudinal cognitive development for children adopted from foster care.
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Waterman, JM, Nadeem, E, Paczkowski, E et al. (2013). Pre-placement risk and longitudinal cognitive development for children adopted from foster care.
. CHILD WELFARE, 92(4), 9-30.
Waterman, JM, Nadeem, E, Paczkowski, E et al. (2013). Pre-placement risk and longitudinal cognitive development for children adopted from foster care.
. CHILD WELFARE, 92(4), 9-30.
This study examined the trajectory of cognitive development over the first five years of adoptive placement among children adopted from foster care and how pre-adoption risk factors relate to this development. Overall, children's cognitive scores increased significantly, with the most rapid improvement occurring in the first year post-placement. By five years post-placement, children's mean cognitive and achievement scores were in the average range. Adoption is a positive intervention for children's cognitive development.
