Physiological Self‐Regulation And Mindfulness In Children With A Diagnosis Of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Harnett, P
O'Callaghan, F
Wyllie, M
Dawe, S
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To explore differences in baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) between school‐aged children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and typically developing children and to investigate if children with FASD had the capacity to engage in a brief mindfulness exercise.
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Participants were 14 children diagnosed with FASD and 24 typically developing children. RSA was measured at baseline, during, and following a mindfulness exercise.
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Children with a diagnosis of FASD had lower baseline RSA compared to the typically developing children. Children in both groups demonstrated an increase in RSA during the mindfulness task.
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Children with FASD could effectively engage in a mindfulness task and showed an increase in RSA in response to the exercise. Further research is needed to establish whether prolonged practice could lead to longer‐lasting increases over time and whether this could translate into improved self‐regulatory abilities.
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Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
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42
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Clinical sciences
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Reid, N; Harnett, P; O'Callaghan, F; Wyllie, M; Dawe, S, Physiological Self‐Regulation And Mindfulness In Children With A Diagnosis Of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2018, 42, pp. 117A-117A