Sentence examples for lower functioning from inspiring English sources

An unexpected finding was that higher BMI patients in the lower functioning subset were more likely to report functional improvement than lower BMI patients.

As an occupational therapist, I used my skills at assessing and developing fine motor skills, social skills and self-esteem to enable better participation in the classroom, as well as engaging the lower functioning children in sensory activities.

The qDASH scores ranged from 0 to 100 with higher scores representing lower functioning levels.

In fact, poor sleep quality has been related to higher levels of depression and pain intensity [16] and lower functioning [17] in patients with chronic pain.

Non-fatal fall injuries are associated with decreased quality of life, lower functioning, and increased healthcare utilization (Sterling et al. 2001).

In men, other variables such as lower functioning, higher age, other psychosis diagnosis, and, to a lower extent, higher scores in cognitive, positive, and excitative symptoms, explained deficits of insight dimensions.

Lower-functioning subgroups with below-null associations were community-diagnosed AD, earlier community diagnosis, ADDM-determined AD, and ASD with co-occurring ID.

And, Ms. Benton said, "They can face the same health risks as a lower-functioning alcoholic".

"Her choice was to be with the underdog, the kids who were lower-functioning in the class," said her boss there, Cheryl J.. Harris.

At eight, Temple was starting to achieve the "pretend play" that normal children achieve as toddlers but the lower-functioning autistic child never achieves at all.

But lawyers for the residents say their clients are being intimidated and forced to move to more restrictive group homes that serve lower-functioning patients.