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Motor Skills of Children Newly Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Prior to and Following Treatment with Stimulant Medication
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Brossard-Racine, Marie; Shevell, Michael; Snider, Laurie; Belanger, Stacey Ageranioti; Majnemer, Annette – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Motor difficulties are common in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Although preliminary evidence has suggested that methylphenidate can improve the motor skills in children with ADHD and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), the effect of stimulant medication on motor performance in children newly diagnosed with…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants
An Examination of the Effects of Stimulant Medication on Response Inhibition: A Comparison between Children with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Brackenridge, Rachel; McKenzie, Karen; Murray, George C.; Quigley, April – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study investigated whether methylphenidate is effective in improving response inhibition in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children with ADHD were compared with normally developing children on measures of response inhibition. Participants with ADHD were compared across two conditions--medicated and unmedicated.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulants, Drug Therapy, Inhibition
Handwriting Capacity in Children Newly Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Brossard-Racine, Marie; Majnemer, Annette; Shevell, Michael; Snider, Laurie; Belanger, Stacey Ageranioti – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Preliminary evidence suggests that children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may exhibit handwriting difficulties. However, the exact nature of these difficulties and the extent to which they may relate to motor or behavioural difficulties remains unclear. The aim of this study was to describe handwriting capacity in children…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Handwriting, Motor Development
Effects of Long-Term Psychostimulant Medication on Growth of Children with ADHD
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Zachor, Ditza A.; Roberts, Alicia W.; Hodgens, J. Bart; Isaacs, Janet S.; Merrick, Joav – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
The objective was to assess the effects of long-term psychostimulant medication on growth parameters in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Eighty-nine children diagnosed with ADHD treated by prescribed psychostimulant medications were followed with repeated growth measures over a 3 years duration. Anthropometric…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Health Services, Drug Therapy, Attention Deficit Disorders