期刊
JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
卷 31, 期 4, 页码 427-443出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023895602957
关键词
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; listening comprehension; working memory; language impairment
This study investigated listening comprehension and working memory abilities in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD), presenting with and without language impairments (LI). A 4-group design classified a community sample ( n = 77) of boys aged 9-12 into ADHD, ADHD C LI, LI, and Normal groups. Children completed tests of basic language and cognitive skills, verbal and spatial working memory, and passage-level listening comprehension. Multivariate analyses and post hoc comparisons indicated that ADHD children who did not have co-occurring LI comprehended factual information from spoken passages as well as normal children, but were poorer at comprehending inferences and monitoring comprehension of instructions. ADHD children did not differ from normal children in verbal span, but showed significantly poorer verbal working memory, spatial span, and spatial working memory. The ADHD C LI and LI groups were most impaired in listening comprehension and working memory performance, but did not differ from each other. Listening comprehension skills were significantly correlated with both verbal and spatial working memory, and parent-teacher ratings of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Findings that children with ADHD but no LI showed subtle higher-level listening comprehension deficits have implications for both current diagnostic practices and conceptualizations of ADHD.
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