Learning Objectives:
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Explain how extreme prematurity may affect cognitive development generally and social cognitive functioning more specifically.
- Describe the clinical and cognitive characteristics that need to be considered as potential contributors to social cognitive functioning after premature birth.
Isabelle Marleau, Mélissa Vona, Charlotte Gagner, Thuy Mai Luu & Miriam H. Beauchamp (2021) Social cognition, adaptive functioning, and behavior problems in preschoolers born extremely preterm, Child Neuropsychology, 27:1, 96-108, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1797656