Processing speed deficits in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and reading disability

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 585-602

  Shanahan, Michelle A ^a   Pennington, Bruce F ^a   Yerys, Benjamin E ^a   Scott, Ashley ^b   Boada, Richard ^a   Willcutt, Erik G ^c   Olson, Richard K ^c   DeFries, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Comorbidity; Processing speed; RD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 35248815631     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-006-9037-8     Document Type: Article

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