Forrest C. Bennett

TL;DR: In this paper, nine children with the Williams syndrome were evaluated for physical, neurodevelopmental, and behavioral characteristics to record the natural history of this disorder, and the study subjects, who ranged in age from 10 years to 20 years, generally showed lower than expected cognitive functioning with four of the nine functioning in the severely retarded range.

TL;DR: The experience of the University of Washington neonatal intensive care unit with these ELBW infants over time seems reassuring to the extent that progressive increases in nursery survival have not resulted in increased neurodevelopmental morbidity.

TL;DR: In this paper, Mortality and neurodevelopmental morbidity among infants weighing less than 800 g at birth were compared in three separate studies from the same intensive care nursery during an almost 15-year period.

TL;DR: Twenty-five of the 45 long-term survivors with birth weights of 1,000 g or less who were cared for in the University of Washington, Seattle, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit from 1960 to 1972 were examined, and seven of the 25 children had one or more major neurologic or sensory handicaps.

TL;DR: Positive changes were seen in the development of children who were exposed to early intervention programs, and children with Down syndrome and their families are likely to benefit from early intervention.