Language and executive functioning skills of students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and in reading comprehension difficulties (RCD)

• Published in: Psicothema Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 688
• Main Authors: Miranda Casas, Ana, Fernández Andrés, María Inmaculada, García Castellar, Rosa, Roselló Miranda, Belén, Colomer Diago, Carla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Child; Comprehension; Dyslexia - psychology; Executive Function; Female; Humans; Language; Male; Reading

The aim of this work was to study the specificity of deficits in linguistic and executive functioning of students with ADHD and with RCD and to determine the profile of deficits in the comorbid group (ADHD+RCD). Participants in the study were 84 students, ages 12-16 years divided into four groups wi...