The role of multidimensional attentional abilities in academic skills of children with ADHD

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-249

  Preston, Andrew S ^a,d   Heaton, Shelley C ^b   McCann, Sarah J ^b   Watson, William D ^b   Selke, Gregg ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic; Achievement; ADHD; Assessment; Attention; Children; Executive functioning

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; READING; VERBAL LEARNING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 65349171444     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219408331042     Document Type: Article

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