Predictors of language and reading outcomes in 12-year-old children born very preterm.

Martina HedeniusMartin JohanssonYlva Fredriksson KaulEric AnderssonCecilia MontgomeryLena Hellström-WestasOlga Kochukhova

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2024)

Language and reading difficulties in 12-year-old children born preterm were not fully explained by concurrent non-verbal IQ, and were not reliably predicted by language assessments at 2.5 years. Renewed language assessments at school age are warranted for identifying children with persisting linguistic difficulties.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
gestational age
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
preterm birth
preterm infants
young adults
skeletal muscle