A comparison of 13-year-old boys with attention deficit and/or reading disorder on neuropsychological measures

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1989 Feb;17(1):37-53. doi: 10.1007/BF00910769.

Abstract

This study compared 13-year-old boys with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and/or reading disability (RD), and controls with neither disorder on a battery of verbal and nonverbal neuropsychological measures. The aim was to examine whether ADD was associated with a qualitatively distinct pattern of deficits compared with RD. None of the measures differentiated the boys with ADD-only from the controls; the only deficit associated with ADD was slightly lower IQ. RD, on the other hand, was associated with deficits in memory and verbal skills.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology*
  • Dyslexia / diagnosis
  • Dyslexia / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Recall
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology*
  • Neuropsychological Tests*
  • Psychometrics
  • Verbal Learning