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Correlates for Academic Performance and School Functioning among Youths with and without Persistent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Wu, Szu-Ying; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with academic underachievement and school dysfunction. Little is known whether such association varies with the persistence of ADHD symptoms. The authors investigated school functioning among youths with and without persistent ADHD and identified the clinical correlates for…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Social Adjustment
The Investigation of ADHD Prevalence in Kindergarten Children in Northeast Iran and a Determination of the Criterion Validity of Conners' Questionnaire via Clinical Interview
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Abdekhodaie, Zahra; Tabatabaei, Seyed Mahmood; Gholizadeh, Mortaza – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
In this study, the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kindergarten children in northeast Iran was investigated, and the criterion validity of Conners' parent-teacher questionnaire was evaluated through the use of clinical interviews. This study was a cross-sectional descriptive research project with children in…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Incidence, Predictive Validity, Questionnaires
Maternal Parenting Styles and Mother-Child Relationship among Adolescents with and without Persistent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chang, Jane Pei-Chen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
We investigated mothering and mother-child interactions in adolescents with and without persistent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a sample of 190 adolescents with persistent DSM-IV ADHD, 147 without persistent ADHD, and 223 without ADHD. Both participants and their mothers received psychiatric interviews for diagnosis of ADHD…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship
Association between Early Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms and Current Verbal and Visuo-Spatial Short-Term Memory
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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chiang, Huey-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Deficits in short-term memory are common in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but their current ADHD symptoms cannot well predict their short-term performance. Taking a developmental perspective, we wanted to clarify the association between ADHD symptoms at early childhood and short-term memory in late childhood and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Measures (Individuals), Severity (of Disability), Data Analysis
A Preliminary Study on the Effect of Methylphenidate on Motor Performance in Children with Comorbid DCD and ADHD
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Bart, Orit; Podoly, Tamar; Bar-Haim, Yair – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are two developmental disorders with considerable comorbidity. The impact of Methylphenidate (MPH) on ADHD symptoms is well documented. However, the effects of MPH on motor coordination are less studied. We assessed the influence of MPH on motor performance…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psychopathology, Motor Development, Developmental Disabilities
Discrimination between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder in School Aged Children
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Follan, Michael; Anderson, Seonaid; Huline-Dickens, Sarah; Lidstone, Emma; Young, David; Brown, Gordon; Minnis, Helen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We aimed to determine whether it is possible to discriminate between children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and children with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) using standardized assessment tools for RAD. The study involved 107 children: 38 with a diagnosis of RAD and 30 with ADHD were recruited through community child and…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Children, Comparative Analysis, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Developmental Coordination Disorder and Other Motor Control Problems in Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Kopp, Svenny; Beckung, Eva; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Examine the rate, predictors, and effect on daily life skills of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and other motor control difficulties in school age girls with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), in preschool age girls with ASD referred to a neuropsychiatric clinic, and in a community…
Descriptors: Females, Autism, Screening Tests, Pervasive Developmental Disorders