The role of pragmatic language use in mediating the relation between hyperactivity and inattention and social skills problems

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 567-579

  Leonard, Melinda A ^a   Milich, Richard ^b   Lorch, Elizabeth P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperactivity; Inattention; Mediation; Pragmatic language use; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD LANGUAGE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 79955601713     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/10-0058)     Document Type: Article

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