A comparison of 13-year-old boys with attention deficit and/or reading disorder on neuropsychological measures |
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| Authors: | Rob McGee Sheila Williams Terrie Moffitt Jessie Anderson |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;(2) Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;(3) Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 53706 Madison, Wisconsin;(4) Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;(5) Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| 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.The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit is supported by the Medical Research Council of New Zealand and involves several Departments of the University of Otago. Much of the data are gathered by voluntary workers from the Dunedin community.The authors are indebted to the many people who contributions make this ongoing study possible. We wish to acknowledge the advice and help of Dr. P. A. Silva, director of the Dunedin Unit, in preparing this report. |
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