Reaction time variability associated with reading skills in poor readers with ADHD

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 292-301

  Tamm, Leanne ^a   Epstein, Jeffery N ^a   Denton, Carolyn A ^b   Vaughn, Aaron J ^a   Peugh, James ^a   Willcutt, Erik G ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Developmental reading disorder; Executive function; Information processing; Inhibition; Response time

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; READING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; READING;

EID: 84926087344     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617713001495     Document Type: Article

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