ArticleJCPP advances2026
A new approach to assessment for young children referred by education professionals for socio-emotional, behavioural, and cognitive difficulties.
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Background: Young children with emerging mental health problems and neurodevelopmental differences often do not receive the support they need early in life, and if they do receive support, it may not be appropriately targeted towards their individual needs. The Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit (NDAU) was established to meet this need, offering an innovative method for evaluating young children through developmental profiling guided by the NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC). Methods: Children (4-7 years) identified as experiencing social, emotional, and/or cognitive difficulties by education practitioners were referred to the NDAU to complete a comprehensive battery of assessments. We present an overview of the first cohort of children ( Results: Children demonstrated most difficulties with recognition of negative emotions (81.6% below average in at least one negative emotion), understanding mental states (51.4% below average), and sustained attention (47.6% below average). Next, we identified three distinct subgroups of children, each defined by unique patterns of performance across Cognitive Systems and Social Processing domains. Conclusion: These findings highlight the NDAU as a promising model for dimensional assessment and underscore the importance of investigating variability and heterogeneity in the neuropsychological profiles of young children with emerging difficulties.
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