Comorbid ADHD and DCD: Examining cognitive functions using the WISC-IV

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1260-1269

  Loh, Pek Ru ^a   Piek, Jan P ^a   Barrett, Nicholas C ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cognitive deficits; Common aetiology hypothesis; Comorbidity; DCD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIAN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOUR SCALE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCCARRON ASSESSMENT OF NEUROMUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN IV;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79957802309     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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