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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of comorbid specific language impairment (SLI) on verbal and spatial working memory in children with DSM-IV combined subtype Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD-C). Participants were a clinical sample of 812- to 1212-year-old children diagnosed with ADHD-C. A group of ADHD-C with SLI was compared to a group of ADHD-C without SLI, and a group of normal children, matched on age and nonverbal intelligence. The results show that ADHD-C children with SLI scored significantly lower than those without SLI and normal children, on verbal working memory measures only. Both ADHD groups performed normally on spatial working memory measures. It is concluded that working memory deficits are not a specific characteristic of ADHD but are associated with language impairments. The importance of screening for language disorders in studies of neuropsychological functioning in children with ADHD is emphasized.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0887-6177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-56
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The impact of specific language impairment on working memory in children with ADHD combined subtype.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Landspitali-University Hospital, Dalbraut 12, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland. soljonsd@landspitali.is
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article