Performance of school-age children of prenatal cocaine exposure: Five case studies

• Main Author: Wallace, Susan Larson
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 1996
• Subjects: Special Education and Teaching; Teacher Education and Professional Development
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618653; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1863&context=etd

The purpose of this study was to examine the social and learning performance of school age children of prenatal cocaine exposure. The Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC) was used along with interviews, observations and document analysis for each individual case studied. The data collected through these methods was coded and examined for patterns and relationships in each case, and across cases.;Data analysis revealed that each case varied in the effects exhibited on a continuum from subtle to severe, as indicated in the literature. Social and behavioral patterns appeared to be most severely affected, while the language area was found to be within normal parameters for children their age. Additionally, all cases experienced tremendous environmental factors which may have impacted their performance such as trauma, abuse, and passive exposure to cocaine and other drugs.