Neurological damage in very small premature babies may decrease over time, according to research that tracked children through age 8 and found substantial mental gains. Many youngsters once considered retarded ended up scoring in the nearly normal range on tests of verbal function and IQ, a new study found.
Children who received early intervention such as speech therapy, those from two-parent families, and those whose mothers had high levels of education were found to experience the greatest improvement.
Conventional thinking says that IQ doesn’t change.
AP