Psycholinguistic profiling differentiates specific language impairment from typical development and from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-117

  Redmond, Sean M ^a   Thompson, Heather L ^a   Goldstein, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Differential diagnosis; Evidence based practice; Phenotype; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 79551707452     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/10-0010)     Document Type: Article

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