The interface between ADHD and language impairment: An examination of language, achievement, and cognitive processing

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-362

  Cohen, Nancy J ^c   Vallance, Denise D ^d   Barwick, Melanie ^d   Im, Nancie ^a   Menna, Rosanne ^a   Horodezky, Naomi B ^b   Isaacson, Lila ^a  

^a Hincks Dellcrest Centre   (Canada)

^b George Hull Ctr Children Families   (Canada)

^c C M Hincks Institute   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Achievement; ADHD; Cognition; Language impairment; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR CONTROL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; WORKING MEMORY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0034057576     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963099005442     Document Type: Article

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