Alexis Childers

Part A

Name: Prevalence of Anxiety Disorders Among Children Who Stutter

Author(s): Lisa Iverach, Mark Jones, Lauren McLellan, Heidi Lyneham, Ross Menzies, Mark
Onslow, Roald Rapee

Journal Name: Journal of Fluency Disorders

Date of Article: July 25, 2016

Children who stutter may experience debilitating anxiety. The research for this article reports
that prevalence of any anxiety disorder for stuttering children was significantly higher than the
rate for non-stuttering controls. The prevalence of social anxiety, along with subclinical
generalized anxiety disorder were the highest increase from non-stutters to stuttering children.
Previous studies also confirm these same increases. More research is needed to determine the
impact of anxiety on speech treatment for children who stutter.
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Part B

Title: Parental Monitoring of Technology Use in Children with ADHD

Author: Margo Tell

Date: May 13, 2016

Studies show that children with ADHD have more of a desire to use technology, leading to
increased exposure. This is because of their craving for high stimulation and immediate
feedback. Parents are often having to monitor this use of technology. The authoritarian style of
parenting promotes the exposure to healthy activities and reduces adolescents likelihood of
engaging in unsafe or risky behavior. There are different monitoring strategies, including
restrictive mediation and active mediation. The restrictive mediation style sets limit on
consumption time and appropriate content, whereas active mediation involves a more dynamic
conversations about appropriate media viewing behaviors. The data taken showed that parents of
children with ADHD use more restrictive mediation strategies when monitoring their childs
media consumption when compared to active mediation or co-viewing strategies. This could be
because restrictive mediation strategies are easier to enforce as well as less time consuming in
most cases.
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Part C

Title: Early and Delayed Motherhood Linked to Schizophrenia Risk

Author: Lee, Sang Hong

Journal Article

October 2016

The age in which a mother give birth could be associated with her child developing
schizophrenia. An investigation reported a higher risk of schizophrenia in children of younger
and older mothers compared with those of intermediate age, which is 25-29 years of age. That
same study reported that the likelihood of schizophrenia in children was strongest in mothers
younger than 25 years. Unfortunately, that study didnt separate cause from consequence. The
research done for this article did find to separate the two, and the data ended up suggesting the
risk of schizophrenia in children of older mothers is not solely attributable to factors associated
age. Risk of schizophrenia in children could be influenced by shared genetic factors between
mothers and child. More research is needed to link non-genetic factors.
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