Project
Assessment of Cognitive Processing in Children and Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Promising Alternative to Traditional IQ Tests
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Fern Snart, phone: 780-492-3751, email: fern.snart@ualberta.ca; and Janine Odishaw; phone: 780-492-7759 email: janineodishaw@shaw.ca
Start/End Dates: 2006
Location: University of Alberta, Department of Educational Psychology
Brief Description: This Study is to see which intelligence tests are better at measuring the abilities and limitations of people with FASD. It is hoped that the findings will help to influence government policy about which tests should be findings should be used when assessing those with FASD. The study will involve 60 children with FASD between the ages of 8 and 16 years.
Time Frame: ongoing
Kind of Project: research
Population Served: urban and rural
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