The effects of thematic importance on story recall among children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and comparison children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-53

  Flake, Rebecca A ^a   Lorch, Elizabeth P ^a   Milich, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Story coherence; Story recall; Thematic importance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; STORYTELLING; TELEVISION VIEWING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PATIENT SELECTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REFERENCE VALUES; TELEVISION;

EID: 33947134336     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-006-9078-z     Document Type: Article

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