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The Risk for Traumatic Brain Injury and Persisting Symptomatology in Elementary, Secondary, and University-Level Students: An International Perspective with the Greek Version of the Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire
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Makri, Andrea; Koulenti, Aphroditi; Argyrou, Kyriaki; Gordon, Wayne; Constantinidou, Fofi – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
Purpose: This study is part of the first systematic program in the Republic of Cyprus examining the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children, teenagers, and university students. The study incorporated the Greek Version of the Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire (BISQ-G) as the primary tool to identify students with TBI. Methods: The…
Descriptors: Risk, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Persistence
Understanding the Comorbidity between Dyslexia and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Boada, Richard; Willcutt, Erik G.; Pennington, Bruce F. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
Dyslexia and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are 2 of the most prevalent complex neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, each affecting approximately 5% of the population in the United States. These disorders are also each comorbid with speech sound disorder and language impairment. Understanding the nature of the comorbidity…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia, Children, Comorbidity
Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Behavioral, Neurological, and Genetic Roots
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Mueller, Kathryn L.; Tomblin, J. Bruce – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common developmental disorder often associated with other developmental disorders including speech, language, and reading disorders. Here, we review the principal features of ADHD and current diagnostic standards for the disorder. We outline the ADHD subtypes, which are based upon the dimensions…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Genetics, Executive Function, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Language Development in Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome
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Finestack, Lizbeth H.; Richmond, Erica K.; Abbeduto, Leonard – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability. The syndrome is caused by a single gene mutation on the X chromosome. Although individual differences are large, most individuals with FXS display weaknesses across all language and literacy domains compared with peers of the same chronological age with typical…
Descriptors: Age, Mental Retardation, Etiology, Comparative Analysis