Semantic language as a mechanism explaining the association between ADHD symptoms and reading and mathematics underachievement

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1339-1349

  Gremillion, Monica L ^a   Martel, Michelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; ADHD; Semantic language; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEMANTICS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 84867891248     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-012-9650-7     Document Type: Article

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