Study of the cognitive and socio-emotional development and manifestation of learning disabilities of primary school-aged children born after intracytoplasmatic sperm injection
Abstract
The purpose of the present study: Our aim was to investigate the cognitive and socio-emotional development as well as the manifestation of learning disabilities of 8-10-year-old children born after ICSI. Materials and Methods: Developmental outcomes of 40 children born after ICSI were compared with those of 40 children born after spontaneous conception (SC). Outcome measures included the Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Athina Test of Learning Difficulties. Results: Regarding cognitive development, ICSI children tend to obtain a similar intelligence score with SC children on Raven’s Test. No significant differences were noted on CBCL’s syndrome and abilities’ profiles and on Athina Test. Conclusions: ICSI and SC children show a comparable cognitive and socio-emotional development and have the same chances of manifesting learning disabilities. None of the demographic factors taken into consideration (age and sex of the child, educational level of th ...
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