Do delay aversion and executive function deficits make distinct contributions to the functional impact of ADHD symptoms? A study of early academic skill deficits

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1061-1070

  Thorell, Lisa B ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD symptoms; Delay aversion; Dual pathway model; Early academic skills; Executive function; Hyperactivity; Inattention

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AVERSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODEL; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SKILL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 36048942719     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01777.x     Document Type: Article

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