96 STUDY OF PSYCHOSOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS CORR ELATED WITH NONORGANIC FAILURE TO THRIVE (NO-FTT) AND ORGANIC FAILURE TO THRIVE (O-FTT) IN CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF THREE

Children under the age of three with 0-FTT and NO-FTT (below the 3rd%tile for wt or wt and ht) have been studied to clarify similarities or differences in their developmental and psychosocial variables which may relate to etiological factors. Complete data analyses were conducted on 58 children and their families using the following assessment techniques: 1) Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) 2) Measurement of Parent Child Interaction (PCI) 3) History & Socioeconomic Questionnaire (Q). There were 10 cases NO-FTT; 19 cases 0-FTT; 13 cases hospitalized comparison group; 16 cases non-hospitalized comparison group. The NO-FTT, O-FTT and hospitalized comparison group had similar lower scores as measured by the BSID. The non-hospitalized group differed on BSID from the other 3 groups. PCI analyses were below average for all groups except the non-hospitalized group. The incidence of child abuse was 1) NO-FTT 9/10; 2) 0-FTT 7/19; 3) hospitalized group 1/13; 4) non-hospitalized group 0/16. In summary, the O-FTT and NO-FTT groups in spite of different etiological factors, had more similarities than differences -both had depressed performance on BSID; both had low PCI scores; both had a high incidence of child abuse.