Cognitive profile of adolescents with math disabilities: Are the profiles different from those with reading disabilities?

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-143

  Swanson, H Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Math disabilities; Reading disabilities; Visual motor; Visual spatial; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DYSCALCULIA; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DYSCALCULIA; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858198917     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2011.589377     Document Type: Article

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