Creative arts therapy for children with intellectual disabilities
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health clinical trials.
This study explores whether creative arts activities (like drawing, music, or dance) can help children with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their mothers feel closer and more connected. You and your child would take part in fun, creative sessions together.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 3 and 7 years old.
- Your child has an intellectual or developmental disability, or goes to a special education nursery school for developmental delays.
- You are the child's mother and are willing to take part in the study.
- Your child does not have autism, cerebral palsy, a severe physical disability, serious movement problems, blindness, or deafness.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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