Time perception deficits in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid reading difficulties in child and adolescent samples

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 888-903

  Toplak, M E ^a   Rucklidge, J J ^b   Hetherington, R ^a   John, S C F ^c,d   Tannock, Rosemary ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Neurosciences and Mental Health Programme   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behaviour ratings; Reading difficulties; Teacher report; Time perception; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PREDICTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATING SCALE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER; TIME PERCEPTION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0041823661     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00173     Document Type: Article

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